@article{f72830d011d44eb1aaa082ffa88b4765,
title = "Data Descriptor: Smart subsidies for catchment conservation in Malawi",
abstract = "Conservation agriculture (CA) is a management paradigm in which soil is covered outside of cropping seasons, minimally disturbed, and recharged with nitrogen-fixing legumes. Finding effective ways to encourage CA is a centuries-old problem playing out acutely today in Sub-Saharan Africa. To better understand this issue, we have collected data on rural livelihoods and CA adoption during a two-year intervention in southern Malawi. The intervention evaluated rates of CA adoption under two different structures of payment and three levels of monitoring. The dataset includes a baseline and endline survey covering 1,900 households, along with surveys conducted with participants opting into the intervention. Baseline and endline questions included modules on farm-level inputs and production at the plot-crop level; plot characteristics; household composition and assets; savings, loans, and other sources of income; neighborhood characteristics; and perceptions regarding CA. Registration questionnaires in the intervention included detailed assessments of recent production in plots being registered to the intervention, and basic information for all other plots; and basic information on household structure and assets.",
author = "Bell, {Andrew Reid} and Ward, {Patrick S.} and Lawrence Mapemba and Zephania Nyirenda and Wupe Msukwa and Edwin Kenamu",
note = "Funding Information: This work is part of the project entitled {\textquoteleft}Agglomeration Payments for Catchment Conservation in Malawi – NE/L001624/1,{\textquoteright} which was partly funded with support from the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) program. The ESPA program is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). This work was further supported through a grant from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Assets and Market Access, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Additional support was provided by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM). The opinions expressed here belong to the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of PIM, IFPRI, or CGIAR. Any and all errors are the sole responsibility of the authors. Funding Information: This work is part of the project entitled 'Agglomeration Payments for Catchment Conservation in Malawi - NE/L001624/1,' which was partly funded with support from the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) program. The ESPA program is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). This work was further supported through a grant from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Assets and Market Access, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Additional support was provided by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM). The opinions expressed here belong to the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of PIM, IFPRI, or CGIAR. Any and all errors are the sole responsibility of the authors. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2018.",
year = "2018",
month = jul,
day = "3",
doi = "10.1038/sdata.2018.113",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "5",
journal = "Scientific data",
issn = "2052-4463",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
}