Long-term weather variability, portfolio diversification and household welfare: Evidence from rural Togo

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  • Alirah Emmanuel Weyori
  • Sabine Liebenehm
  • Hermann Waibel
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2019
VeranstaltungSustainability and Development Conference - The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA / Vereinigte Staaten
Dauer: 11 Okt. 201914 Okt. 2019

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KonferenzSustainability and Development Conference
Land/GebietUSA / Vereinigte Staaten
Zeitraum11 Okt. 201914 Okt. 2019

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Using matched georeferenced household panel data and long historical rainfall data from northern Togo, this paper investigates livelihood diversification and households’ welfare outcomes in the face of increasing weather variability. Our results show that long-term rainfall variation is decelerating diversification, while more short-term deviations accelerate crop diversification. Furthermore, diversification is more likely to occur in wealthier households. In terms of welfare implications, our results indicate that livestock diversification in particular has the potential to improve a household’s welfare. Local institutions seem to be supportive of crop and livestock diversification and contribute to decreases in poverty. However, the current arrangement of agricultural institutions in Togo is not effective in mitigating negative effects of climate change. The paper concludes that there is a necessity to strengthen credit, agricultural and market institutions for stimulating diversification in the agricultural portfolio. In terms of policy, the paper recommends targeted policies at stimulating livestock diversification at rural sub-Saharan Africa to strengthen livelihoods and reduce vulnerability to adverse climate change.

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Long-term weather variability, portfolio diversification and household welfare: Evidence from rural Togo. / Weyori, Alirah Emmanuel; Liebenehm, Sabine; Waibel, Hermann.
2019. Beitrag in Sustainability and Development Conference, USA / Vereinigte Staaten.

Publikation: KonferenzbeitragPaperForschung

Weyori, AE, Liebenehm, S & Waibel, H 2019, 'Long-term weather variability, portfolio diversification and household welfare: Evidence from rural Togo', Beitrag in Sustainability and Development Conference, USA / Vereinigte Staaten, 11 Okt. 2019 - 14 Okt. 2019.
Weyori, A. E., Liebenehm, S., & Waibel, H. (2019). Long-term weather variability, portfolio diversification and household welfare: Evidence from rural Togo. Beitrag in Sustainability and Development Conference, USA / Vereinigte Staaten.
Weyori AE, Liebenehm S, Waibel H. Long-term weather variability, portfolio diversification and household welfare: Evidence from rural Togo. 2019. Beitrag in Sustainability and Development Conference, USA / Vereinigte Staaten.
Weyori, Alirah Emmanuel ; Liebenehm, Sabine ; Waibel, Hermann. / Long-term weather variability, portfolio diversification and household welfare : Evidence from rural Togo. Beitrag in Sustainability and Development Conference, USA / Vereinigte Staaten.
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