Search Results - "Kabwe, Stephen"
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Pay, talk or ‘whip’ to conserve forests: Framed field experiments in Zambia
Published in World development (01-04-2020)“…•Deforestation averaging 167,000–300,000 ha per year remain a challenge in Zambia.•Different polices have been proposed to contain forest loss. But, there is…”
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Determinants of adoption and disadoption of minimum tillage by cotton farmers in eastern Zambia
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (01-09-2016)“…•Farmers value minimum tillage (MT) for higher yields especially during dry years.•Even in communities with high adoption, MT is used on only 20% of maize…”
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Understanding fertilizer adoption and effectiveness on maize in Zambia
Published in Food policy (01-07-2019)“…•We combine data from economic and farm management surveys with soil sample analysis.•We quantify the impacts of soil on response to fertilizer with 1453…”
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Do benefits of expanded midstream activities in crop value chains accrue to smallholder farmers? Evidence from Zambia
Published in World development (01-07-2021)“…•We estimate smallholder welfare effects of non-formal contract midstream activities in Zambia’s soybean value chain.•Fixed Effects and instrumental variable…”
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Minimum tillage adoption among commercial smallholder cotton farmers in Zambia, 2002 to 2011
Published in Agricultural systems (01-11-2014)“…•13% of commercial smallholder cotton farmers used some form of MT in 2011.•Among groups interviewed in both 2002 and 2011, MT use increased roughly…”
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Motivating and preparing African youth for successful careers in agribusiness
Published in Journal of agribusiness in developing and emerging economies (16-11-2015)“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the career trajectories of 66 distinguished African agricultural professionals in order to explore how…”
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