PMID: 16619751Apr 20, 2006Paper

Participation in labor-intensive public works program (LIPWP): effect on staple crop production in southeastern Botswana

Food and Nutrition Bulletin
Kesitegile S M GobotswangPeter O'Rourke

Abstract

A labor-intensive public works program (LIPWP) aims to improve the income of rural households. One of the common criticisms of the LIPWP is that it is a disincentive for staple crop production. This study, conducted between February and May 2000, examined the association between participation in an LIPWP and staple crop production in southeastern Botswana. Participant households were those with at least one member on a semipermanent LIPWP. A control group was drawn from households that were eligible to participate in the LIPWP. All participants in the LIPWP were included, while nonparticipant households were randomly selected. A structured questionnaire was administered to 160 control and 153 participant households. The odds of having no staple crop in the control group were 1.8 times (95% CI, 0.98 to 3.54) higher than that of the LIPWP participants (p = .087), while the odds of having no staple crop in a household with a head between 45 and 64 years of age were 2.5 times (95% CI, 1.06 to 5.96) higher than that of a household with a head less than 45 years old (p < .037). Having more than 10 livestock equivalent units reduced the risk of having no harvest by 40% (95% CI, 0.29 to 1.12). The view that participation in the LIPWP r...Continue Reading

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