article review on food security by mihret

1. • Article Review on Sustainable
Scaling of Climate-Smart
Agricultural Technologies and
Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: The
Case of Kenya, Malawi, and Nigeria
By
Tesfahun Telake (BDU1500027)
Jan 02,2023
BDU, Ethiopia
IDRMFSS
Department of
DRMSD
Disaster Risk
Science PhD
PROGRAMM
Course: RLFS
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2. Presentation Outline
• Authors Bibliography
• Statement of the problem
• Methodology of the article
• Summary of the article
• Critiques of the article
• Reviewer Recommendation
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3. Authors Bibliography
• Authors: Austin Tenthani Phiri*1 Miriam Charimbu*2
Sarah Edore Edewor*3 Elias Gaveta*4
• Citation: (Phiri, A.T. et al., 2022)
• Title: Sustainable Scaling of Climate-Smart Agricultural
Technologies and Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: The
Case of Kenya, Malawi, and Nigeria
• Year Publication: 2022
• Journal Name: Sustainability
• Academic Editor: Antonio Boggia
• Publishers: MDPI
• https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214709
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4. Statement of the problem
• CSA T and Ps embrace promises in terms of
improving the well-being of smallholder farmers;
• However, different factors hinder the adoption of
CSA Ts and Ps of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan
countries (Diallo, M., et al., 2019; Kassa, B. A., et al.,
2022).
• Therefore, the authors tried to identify the limits for
the pathways for sustainable scaling of climate-smart
agricultural technologies and practices in the case of
Kenya, Malawi and Nigeria.
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5. Methodology
• Mixed research design was applied
• Both primary and Secondary data
were used
• Desk review, field survey, KII and FGD
data collection techniques were used
• Multistage and Purposive sampling
technique applied
• 6 dependent and 16 independent
variable used
• Multivariate Probit regression used
for data analysis
Research
methodology
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6. Summary of the finding
• Eight negative correlated coefficients between CSA Ts
& Ps adopted were found,
• Gender had no significant influence on the adoption of
a set of practices (refuse retention, minimum tillage,
green manure, and mulching)
• However, gender only influenced significantly the
adoption of early maturing varieties.
• Gender was not the determinant factor for the
adoption of CSA Ts & PS
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7. Summary of the finding----contd
• MVP result; 8 Negative correlation exists between
Crop rotation and the cultivation of early maturing
varieties,
Green manure and the cultivation of early maturing
varieties,
Minimum tillage and refuse retention,
Crop rotation and refuse retention,
Mulching and refuse retention,
Crop rotation and minimum tillage,
Mulching and green manure, and
Mulching and crop rotation
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8. Summary of the finding----contd
• CSA Practices were not uniformly affected by
factors as MVP result showed,
• CSA adoption varied across agro-ecological
zones for different crops cultivated,
• Driving factors affected CSA Ts & Ps were
identified for each county of the study,
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9. Critiques of the article
Strength
Both primary and secondary data are well
articulated
Both data collection and analysis techniques clearly
stated
The title is clear and current issue in developing
country
Finding is very important for agricultural policy
making,
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10. Weakness/limitations of the article
There is a Contradicting statement in sampling frames;
Sampling frame & size were not representative
Inconsistently used outcome variables (Methodology
and conclusion)
Drought and flood inc. is not statistically estimated
Incomplete variable coding observed both dependent
and independent variables,
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11. Reviewer recommendation
• There is lack of studies related to location or site
specific CSA T & P adoption.
• Sampling frame and size should be proportional &
representative,
• Drought and flood incident should be statistically
estimated
• Outcome variables should be consistently used
• Contradicting statement in the methodology and
conclusion part should be corrected ,
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