dc.contributor.author | Holden, Stein Terje | |
dc.contributor.author | Quiggin, John | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Malawi | nb_NO |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-05T09:50:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-05T09:50:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2482542 | |
dc.description.abstract | Climate risk represents an increasing threat to poor and vulnerable farmers in drought-prone areas of Africa. This study assesses the fertilizer adoption responses of food insecure farmers in Malawi, where Drought Tolerant (DT) maize was recently introduced. A field experiment, eliciting risk attitudes of farmers, is combined with a detailed farm household survey. A state-contingent production model with rank-dependent utility preferences is estimated. Over-weighting of small probabilities was associated with less use of fertilizer on all maize types and particularly so on the more risky improved maize types. | nb_NO |
dc.description.sponsorship | CIMMYT | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås | nb_NO |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | CLTS Working paper;2017:8 | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | Climate risk | nb_NO |
dc.subject | Technology adoption | nb_NO |
dc.subject | Maize | nb_NO |
dc.title | Probability weighting and input use intensity in a state-contingent framework | nb_NO |
dc.type | Working paper | nb_NO |
dc.subject.keyword | Climate change | |
dc.subject.keyword | Technology transfers | |
dc.subject.keyword | Adaptation | |
dc.subject.keyword | Drought tolerance | |
dc.subject.keyword | Fertilizer application | |