Climate-smart agricultural assets and household coping strategies in times of upheaval

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dc.creatorKafle, K.
dc.creatorBuisson, Marie-Charlotte
dc.date2026-02-05
dc.date2026-02-09T09:48:53Z
dc.date2026-02-09T09:48:53Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:40:32Z
dc.descriptionTransferring agricultural assets can be welfare-improving for smallholders. Can agricultural assets also improve smallholders' ability to cope with unprecedented exogenous shocks? We investigate this question using the case of subsidized solar-powered irrigation pumps (SIP) during the time of upheaval (COVID-19 pandemic) in Nepal. Data come from a primary survey of 656 households in southern Nepal. Using matching methods and ordinary least squares, we find that small-scale producers who received SIPs are more able to cope with COVID-19 restrictions than producers who did not receive SIPs. Selection into the subsidized SIP program is non-random, and the estimated relationship is not causal, but the findings alert policymakers and researchers to a positive unintended consequence of climate-smart agricultural assets. Our results contribute to building evidence on whether and how programs transferring climate-smart agricultural assets can improve smallholders' ability to cope with exogenous economic shocks and highlight the need for producing rigorous causal evidence.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/181317
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/162418
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceKafle, K.; Buisson, M.-C. 2026. Climate-smart agricultural assets and household coping strategies in times of upheaval. Review of Development Economics (Online first). doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.70115
dc.subjectclimate-smart agriculture
dc.subjectrisk-coping strategies
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectagricultural assets
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectsolar powered irrigation systems
dc.titleClimate-smart agricultural assets and household coping strategies in times of upheaval
dc.typeJournal Article

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