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Costs and Benefits of Land Fragmentation: Evidence from Rwanda

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dc.contributor.authorRonchi, Loraine
dc.contributor.authorAli, Daniel Ayalew
dc.contributor.authorDeininger, Klaus
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T22:14:50Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T22:14:50Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper disentangles different aspects of land fragmentation and its impact on the efficiency of resource use. The paper uses information on the incidence of crop shocks to assess whether fragmentation provides benefits in reducing risk and parcel coordinates and terrain-adjusted travel times between parcels to more precisely account for the associated costs in 2010/11 data from Rwanda. While fragmentation increases the time required to move between a household’s parcels, this does not appear to affect overall technical efficiency on the farm. Fragmentation rather reduces the incidence of crop shocks and increases yields and productive efficiency. In Rwanda’s setting, interventions to reduce fragmentation may, therefore, be ineffective or counterproductive.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24583162/costs-benefits-land-fragmentation-evidence-rwanda
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7290
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22163
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7290
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectFERTILIZER
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectTOPOGRAPHY
dc.subjectCROPLAND
dc.subjectDATA SOURCES
dc.subjectEXPECTATIONS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectPESTICIDE
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectCENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIES
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COST
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectVARIABLES
dc.subjectINPUTS
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPLANNING
dc.subjectRETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectQUALITY
dc.subjectTREES
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectSOIL TYPE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectPLANNED ECONOMIES
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDAIRY FARMS
dc.subjectTREE CROPS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectSEEDS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC MODELS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectCROP DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectSPECIES
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectPESTICIDE USE
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectVARIABLE INPUTS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectINDICATORS
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectHISTORY
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectPLOTS
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectCLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectCULTIVATED LAND
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectRANGES
dc.subjectMARSH
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectSTUDIES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectPESTS
dc.subjectORCHARDS
dc.subjectFAMILY
dc.subjectEXTENSION SERVICES
dc.subjectLAND USE PLANNING
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectCREDIT
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectTUBERS
dc.subjectFIELDS
dc.subjectHARVESTERS
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectLAND PARCELS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectRICE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFERTILIZER USE
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT
dc.subjectSAMPLE SIZE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectLAND PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectANALYSIS
dc.subjectOBSERVATIONS
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectWETLAND
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectPLOT LOCATION
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectFUNDING
dc.subjectYIELDS
dc.subjectECONOMIC HISTORY
dc.subjectCROP MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPASTURES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectSOIL QUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATISTICS
dc.subjectBENEFITS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.titleCosts and Benefits of Land Fragmentationen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Rwandaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/35432 Journal article
okr.crossref.titleCosts and Benefits of Land Fragmentation: Evidence from Rwanda
okr.date.disclosure2015-06-03
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:21:49.011959Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24583162/costs-benefits-land-fragmentation-evidence-rwanda
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.guid459851468001189248
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7290
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082eeec64_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24583162
okr.identifier.reportWPS7290
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryRwanda
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge Information Systems
okr.topicWater Resources::Wetlands
okr.topicCrops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topicRural Development
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Land Policies for Poverty Reduction
okr.unitAgriculture and Rural Development Team, Development Research Group
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