The Nexus Between Government aid and Agricultural Productivity: a Potential Poverty Alleviation Tool in the Gambia Post Covid-19: An Empirical Analysis (Part 1: Theoretical Background)

• Autorzy: Muhammed Hydara

Warianty tytułu

Związek między pomocą rządową a wydajnością rolnictwa: potencjalne narzędzie ograniczania ubóstwa w Gambii po COVID-19: analiza empiryczna (część 1: zarys teoretyczny)

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The global poverty distress is quite mysterious, notwithstanding the global economy's progress over the years and the massive advancement in science, technology and transport. Yet, over 10% of the world's population live in extreme poverty. While donor organisations, researchers and governments have recommended and implemented orthodox policies to solve the problem of global poverty, it is imperative to investigate the impact of government aid on agricultural productivity. This study employs an error correction model (ECM) and OLS technique to empirically analyse the nexus between government aid and productivity. Using time-series data concerning 27 years, we estimate six different regression models in determining the causal effects of the following explanatory variables: fertiliser, pesticide, land availability for agricultural activities and government aid to farmers on the six dependent variables, including vegetables, paddy rice, groundnut, maize, millet and sorghum. The results indicate a positive relationship between government aid in the form of agricultural input and productivity. However, fertiliser has a negative relation with paddy rice, groundnut, maize, millet and sorghum; this could be explained as a result of the inadequate supply of fertilisers by the government to farmers. Thus, productivity is empirically established to be affected by the quality and amount of government aid in the form of agricultural inputs. The presented article is a theoretical introduction to the discussed problematic, it is at the same time a preliminary recognition of the state of knowledge in this area and a refusal of attempts to solve the problem.(original abstract)

Globalny problem ubóstwa jest wciąż nierozwiązany, niezależnie od postępu gospodarki światowej na przestrzeni lat i ogromnego postępu w nauce, technologii i transporcie. Ponad 10% ludności świata żyje w skrajnym ubóstwie, podczas gdy organizacje dobroczynne, naukowcy oraz rządy zalecają i wdrażają surowe zasady w celu rozwiązania problemu globalnego ubóstwa. Dlatego konieczne jest zbadanie wpływu pomocy rządowej na produktywność rolnictwa. Prezentowany artykuł stanowi teoretyczne wprowadzenie do omawianej problematyki, jest jednocześnie wstępnym rozpoznaniem stanu wiedzy w tym zakresie oraz omówieniem prób rozwiązania problemu.(abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Poverty; COVID-19; Agriculture

PL

Ubóstwo; COVID-19; Rolnictwo

• Czasopismo: Intercathedra
• Rocznik: 2021
• Numer: nr 46(1)
• Strony: 15--22

Twórcy

autor

Muhammed Hydara

• The University of the Gambia

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DOI

10.17306/J.INTERCATHEDRA.2021.00118