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Risk preferences, adoption and welfare impacts of multiple agroforestry practices

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  • Gebremedhin, Bereket
  • Tadesse, Tewodros
  • Hadera, Amanuel
  • Tesfay, Girmay
  • Rannestad, Meley Mekonen

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Despite growing literature on the impact of agroforestry practices on livelihoods and welfare, studies that account for the multiplicity of agroforestry practices, which may be governed by farmers' divergent risk and time preferences are lacking. This is especially the case for agro-silviculture and silvopasture agroforestry systems that entail significant fixed and management costs in which farmers' risk tolerance and patience may play a big role in adoption decisions. In this paper, we first explore the effect of farmers' risk and time preferences on the uptake of multiple agroforestry practices (MAPs). Then, we examine whether the multiplicity of agroforestry practices increases farmers' income using multinomial endogenous switching regression. We find farmers' risk and time preferences significantly govern the adoption of agroforestry practices, with risk-averse farmers and farmers with lower discount rates more likely to adopt MAPs. More importantly, the complementarity and importance of adopting MAPs is highlighted by the 29% increase in income of farmers who practice both agro-silviculture and silvopasture. This result highlights the more important role of integrated agroforestry that creates synergy for welfare improvement.

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  • Gebremedhin, Bereket & Tadesse, Tewodros & Hadera, Amanuel & Tesfay, Girmay & Rannestad, Meley Mekonen, 2023. "Risk preferences, adoption and welfare impacts of multiple agroforestry practices," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 156(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:forpol:v:156:y:2023:i:c:s1389934123001648
    DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2023.103069
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    Keywords

    Multiple adoption; Agroforestry; Risk preference; Time preference; Income;
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    JEL classification:

    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • Q12 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
    • Q23 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Forestry

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