Characteristics and Spillover Effects of Medium-Scale Farms in Tanzania

Ayala Wineman (), Thomas Jayne, Emma Isinika Modamba () and Holger Kray ()
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Ayala Wineman: University of Washington
Emma Isinika Modamba: The World Bank
Holger Kray: The World Bank

The European Journal of Development Research, 2021, vol. 33, issue 6, No 19, 1877-1898

Abstract: Abstract Although medium-scale farms are more prevalent than large-scale farms in many sub-Saharan African countries, much less is known about their interactions with, and influence on, small-scale farms. In Tanzania, medium-scale farms are more likely to use modern techniques and inputs and to market their output, suggesting a potential for spillover effects for their smaller-scale neighbors—particularly if they attract local agribusiness investments. We consider the population of small-scale farms in Tanzania and ask whether agricultural behaviors and outcomes are affected by the local prevalence of medium-scale farms. Using pooled OLS and household fixed-effects models, we find evidence that small-scale farms are more likely to use improved seed, to cultivate more of their landholdings, and to receive agricultural extension in the presence of more medium-scale farms. This points to positive synergies from mixed scales of farming in a given locality.

Keywords: Farm structure; Farm-household; Spillovers; Tanzania; Technology adoption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1057/s41287-020-00323-7

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