Farmers’ response to COVID-19 disruptions: The case of cropland allocation decision

This study provides new evidence on the determining factors of cropland allocation decisions within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by using the seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) model on 309 farm households. The results reveal that socio-economic, production, institutional, and political fa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Martey, Edward, Goldsmith, Peter, Etwire, Prince M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9233889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36540378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2022.100088
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Sumario:This study provides new evidence on the determining factors of cropland allocation decisions within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by using the seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) model on 309 farm households. The results reveal that socio-economic, production, institutional, and political factors significantly influence the choice and size of cropland allocation decisions among legumes and cereals. Beyond these factors, we find that COVID-19 education increases land area allocated to staples while perception of disruptive effect of COVID-19 on agriculture positively correlates with the area under commercial crop (soybean) production. The implications of the results are discussed.

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