Soil investments on rented versus owned plots: Evidence from a matched tenant-landlord sample in Malawi

dc.creatorRicker-Gilbert, J.
dc.creatorChamberlin, J.
dc.creatorKanyamuka, J.
dc.date2023-04-12T00:30:17Z
dc.date2023-04-12T00:30:17Z
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T20:10:31Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T20:10:31Z
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/22569
dc.identifier10.3368/le.98.1.062619-0084R1
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7514312
dc.descriptionWe use a unique data set on matched tenant-landlord pairs in Malawi to compare decisions on smallholder plots that were rented versus those that were owner-operated. Controlling for household and rental-pair fixed effects, we found that some input use (e.g., hybrid maize seed) and soil fertility investments (e.g., manure, compost, minimum tillage) were higher on tenants’ owner-operated plots than on their rented-in plots. Tenants were also less likely to use compost than their landlords. Landlords were less likely to rent out plots with fruit trees. Our results suggest that the expansion of farmland rental markets may exacerbate soil fertility maintenance concerns.
dc.description165-186
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press
dc.relationhttps://le.uwpress.org/content/98/1/165/tab-supplemental
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.source1
dc.source98
dc.source0023-7639
dc.sourceLand Economics
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectPARCELS
dc.subjectTENANTS
dc.subjectLANDOWNERS
dc.subjectSustainable Agrifood Systems
dc.titleSoil investments on rented versus owned plots: Evidence from a matched tenant-landlord sample in Malawi
dc.typeArticle
dc.typePublished Version
dc.coverageMalawi
dc.coverageMadison, Wis., (USA)


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