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dc.titleChimborazo Rural Investment Project: Irrigation Component Impact Evaluation
dc.contributor.authorCorral, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorZane, Giulia
dc.contributor.orgunitOffice of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2020-06-16T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-08-18T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper evaluates the impact of irrigation improvement works to benefit indigenous communities in the highlands of Ecuador, largely dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods. The findings suggest that the program increased access to irrigation, investment in productivity enhancing agricultural inputs, and cultivation of crops that required irrigation, and crop productivity. The impact on household income was estimated to be positive, although, due to lack of precision, we cannot reject the hypothesis of it being equal to zero. Finally, the program significantly increased food security by reducing the number and the frequency of “food insecurity” events. Robustness checks confirm the validity of the main results.
dc.format.extent30
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002584
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Chimborazo-Rural-Investment-Project-Irrigation-Component-Impact-Evaluation.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.relation.seriesImpact Evaluations
dc.subjectProductivity
dc.subjectAgricultural Productivity
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectImpact Evaluation
dc.subjectAgriculture and Food Security
dc.subjectIndigenous People
dc.subjectIrrigation Infrastructure
dc.subjectInvestment Project
dc.subjectHousehold Income
dc.subjectRural Development
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeQ12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
dc.subject.jelcodeQ15 - Land Ownership and Tenure • Land Reform • Land Use • Irrigation • Agriculture and Environment
dc.subject.jelcodeQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
dc.subject.jelcodeO12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
dc.subject.keywordsProductivity;Impact Evaluation;food security;Agricultural;Household income;Irrigation;Indigenous Community;Increased household income
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-01963
idb.operationBK-C2031
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