Abstract
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is a major constraint to cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Burkina Faso, where it poses a serious threat to rural food security. This study examined the impact of adopting innovative cassava mosaic disease management practices on cassava yields in the Guiriko and Nando regions of Burkina Faso. To address potential biases arising from differences in characteristics between adopters and non-adopters, an econometric approach based on the instrumental variables (IV) method within a counterfactual framework was employed to estimate the local average treatment effect (LATE). The data were drawn from a survey conducted in September 2023 among 511 cassava producers. The results indicate that the adoption of innovative cassava mosaic disease management practices had a positive and statistically significant effect on agricultural yields. Productivity gains were estimated at 29% in the Guiriko region and 41% in the Nando region, highlighting spatial heterogeneity in impacts. These findings suggest that promoting the diffusion of such practices can substantially improve cassava productivity and reduce the vulnerability of rural households. In addition, the analysis showed that socioeconomic and technical factors, including farmers’ age, membership in cassava producer organizations, household income levels, and the use of chemical fertilizers, also influence productivity outcomes. Overall, the study underscores the importance of strengthening agricultural extension services, supporting producer organizations, and promoting appropriate technologies to maximize the benefits of cassava mosaic disease management practices for food security and rural development.
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Claim · model-written summary
Adoption of disease management practices increased cassava yields by 29% in Guiriko.
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- cassava
Manihot esculentat0 - Treatment
- Integrated CMD Management Practicest0
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- Productivity gainse0
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- gainse0
- Value
- 29%e0
- Setting
- Guiriko regione0
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e0“Productivity gains were estimated at 29% in the Guiriko region and 41% in the Nando region”
t0“Do Integrated CMD Management Practices Increase Cassava Yields? A Local Average Treatment Effect Analysis from Burkina Faso”
Claim · model-written summary
Adoption of disease management practices increased cassava yields by 41% in Nando.
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- cassavaManihot esculentat0
- Treatment
- Integrated CMD Management Practicest0
- Outcome
- Productivity gainse0
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- gainse0
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- 41%e0
- Setting
- Nando regione0
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e0“Productivity gains were estimated at 29% in the Guiriko region and 41% in the Nando region”
t0“Do Integrated CMD Management Practices Increase Cassava Yields? A Local Average Treatment Effect Analysis from Burkina Faso”
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Farmer age, producer organization membership, household income and fertilizer use influenced productivity.
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- cassavaManihot esculentat0
- Treatment
- use of chemical fertilizerse0
- Outcome
- productivity outcomese0
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- farmers’ age, membership in cassava producer organizations, household income levelse0
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e0“socioeconomic and technical factors, including farmers’ age, membership in cassava producer organizations, household income levels, and the use of chemical fertilizers, also influence productivity outcomes”
t0“Do Integrated CMD Management Practices Increase Cassava Yields? A Local Average Treatment Effect Analysis from Burkina Faso”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend diffusion of disease management practices to improve cassava productivity.
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- cassavaManihot esculentat0
- Outcome
- promoting the diffusion of such practicese0
- Direction
- improvee0
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e0“promoting the diffusion of such practices can substantially improve cassava productivity”
t0“Do Integrated CMD Management Practices Increase Cassava Yields? A Local Average Treatment Effect Analysis from Burkina Faso”
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The authors recommend extension services, producer organizations and appropriate technologies.
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- cassavaManihot esculentat0
- Outcome
- strengthening agricultural extension services, supporting producer organizations, and promoting appropriate technologiese0
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e0“strengthening agricultural extension services, supporting producer organizations, and promoting appropriate technologies to maximize the benefits of cassava mosaic disease management practices”
t0“Do Integrated CMD Management Practices Increase Cassava Yields? A Local Average Treatment Effect Analysis from Burkina Faso”
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