Economic impacts of fall armyworm and its management strategies: evidence from southern Ethiopia

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dc.creatorKassie, M.
dc.creatorWossen, T.
dc.creatorGroote, H. de
dc.creatorTefera, T.
dc.creatorSevgan, S.
dc.creatorBalew, S.
dc.date2020-01-10
dc.date2020-10-16T10:34:50Z
dc.date2020-10-16T10:34:50Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:03:14Z
dc.descriptionThis paper explores the economic implications of fall armyworm (FAW) and its management strategies by exploiting exogenous variation in FAW exposure amongst households in southern Ethiopia. We find that FAW exposure affects maize yield and sales negatively, but not consumption. Furthermore, we find evidence of crowding-in and intensification of insecticide use in response to FAW exposure. We also find suggestive evidence that existing extension service arrangements lack the capacity to deal with emerging threats such as FAW. Results imply that targeted interventions aimed at improving the effectiveness of control measures and institutional capacity would be key to reduce the adverse effects of FAW.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/109876
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/121163
dc.languageen
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceKassie, M., Wossen, T., De Groote, H., Tefera, T., Sevgan, S. & Balew, S. (2020). Economic impacts of fall armyworm and its management strategies: evidence from southern Ethiopia. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 47(4), 1473–1501.
dc.subjectspodoptera frugiperda
dc.subjectplant diseases
dc.subjectpests of plants
dc.subjectmaize
dc.subjectdisease control
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectfood production
dc.subjectconsumption
dc.subjecteast africa
dc.titleEconomic impacts of fall armyworm and its management strategies: evidence from southern Ethiopia
dc.typeJournal Article

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