The effect of climbing bean adoption on the welfare of smallholder common bean growers in Rwanda

Enid M. Katungi (), Catherine Larochelle, Josephat R. Mugabo and Robin Buruchara
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Enid M. Katungi: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Uganda Office
Josephat R. Mugabo: Rwanda Agriculture Board
Robin Buruchara: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Nairobi Office

Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2018, vol. 10, issue 1, No 6, 79 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper assessed the effect of climbing bean adoption on the welfare of the bean growers in Rwanda, using four indicators: per capita consumption expenditure, poverty head count, quantity of bean consumed per person and food security. The analysis was based on cross sectional data from a nationally representative survey of bean growers, conducted in 2011. Instrumental variables and control function approaches were used to address the endogeneity of climbing bean adoption decisions in household welfare outcomes. Results demonstrated that investments in climbing bean research and dissemination efforts contributed significantly to improve household welfare. One additional kilogram of climbing bean seed planted raises per capita consumption expenditure by 0.9% and that of bean consumption by 2.8%, and increases the probability that a household is food secure by 0.6% while decreasing the likelihood of being poor by 0.6%. These findings highlight the important role climbing bean adoption can play in reducing food insecurity and poverty in land constrained areas.

Keywords: Climbing bean; Intensity of adoption; Welfare effects; Rwanda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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