Working paper agricultural risks, the COVID-19 pandemic, and farm household welfare and diversification strategies in Africa.

Iddrisu, Abdul Malik and Karakara, Alhassan A. and Osabuohien, E. S. C. (2022) Working paper agricultural risks, the COVID-19 pandemic, and farm household welfare and diversification strategies in Africa. UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research. ISSN 1798-7237

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Abstract

Agricultural activities in many African countries are bedevilled by a range of risk factors. Using micro-level household datasets from a range of countries in Africa, we examine the drivers of agricultural risks, while exploring the role of context as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on household welfare, with a focus on farm households relative to their non-farm counterparts. We demonstrate that the probability of experiencing risks related to agriculture is significantly influenced by a range of individual- and farm-level/contextual factors, with these effects showing considerable variations across contexts and countries in Africa. We also find that farm households witnessed important reductions in their incomes during the COVID-19 period in Uganda. The study contributes to the design of evidence-based approaches to reducing farmers' vulnerabilities to agricultural risks and pandemic-related shocks.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DT Africa H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2024 09:34
Last Modified:	14 Feb 2024 09:34
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/17762

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