CASH TRANSFERS ENABLE HOUSEHOLDS TO COPE WITH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND PRICE SHOCKS : EVIDENCE FROM ZAMBIA
Climate change is projected to dramatically disrupt rainfall patterns and agricultural yields in Sub-Saharan Africa. These shocks to food production can mire farming households in poverty traps. This study investigates whether unconditional cash transfers can help households cope with agricultural p...
| Publié dans: | The journal of development studies. - 1981. - 55(2019), 2 vom: 01., Seite 209-226 |
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| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2019
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| Accès à la collection: | The journal of development studies |
| Sujets: | Journal Article cash transfers climate change adaptation impact evaluation poverty resilience rural livelihoods shock-coping |
| Résumé: | Climate change is projected to dramatically disrupt rainfall patterns and agricultural yields in Sub-Saharan Africa. These shocks to food production can mire farming households in poverty traps. This study investigates whether unconditional cash transfers can help households cope with agricultural production and price shocks. We find that cash empowers poor, rural households facing these negative shocks to employ coping strategies typically used by the non-poor and enables them to substantially increase their food consumption and overall food security. Extending relatively small cash payments unconditionally to the rural poor is a powerful policy option for fostering climate-resilient development |
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| Description: | Date Revised 25.02.2020 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0022-0388 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00220388.2017.1393519 |