Impacts of improved agricultural technologies on food security and child nutrition in rural Ethiopia

Abstract

New agricultural technologies and improved practices play a key role in increasing agricultural production and productivity, as well as improving national food security and overall social well-being.A large body of empirical literature shows how different technologies and improved practices can affect welfare indicators.However, rigorous evidence on the food security and nutritional implications of these technologies remains scarce in general and particularly in developing regions such as sub-Saharan Africa.This study uses panel data and adopts a fixedeffects approach as the main analysis method.Propensity score matching and

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