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Tanzania Data Comparison and Analysis: LSMS and Farmer First Surveys

EPAR TECHNICAL REPORT #140

Thu, 03/17/2011

AUTHORS: Karina Derksen-Schrock, Justin Paulsen, Amy Pennington, Travis Reynolds, Marieka Klawitter, C. Leigh Anderson

ABSTRACT: 

This brief explores agricultural data for Tanzania from the LSMS-ISA and Farmer First household surveys. We first present the differences in the LSMS and Farmer First survey design and in basic descriptives from the two data sources. We then present the results of our initial LSMS data analysis using the 2008/2009 wave of the Tanzania National Panel Survey (TZNPS), focusing on the agricultural data, before presenting our analysis of farmer aspirations and of gender differences using  the Farmer First data. 

TYPE OF RESEARCH: Data Analysis

RESEARCH TOPIC CATEGORY: Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Livelihoods; Agricultural Productivity, Yield, & Constraints

POPULATION(S): Smallholder Farmers

GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: East Africa Region and Selected Countries

DATASET(S): Farmer First; LSMS & LSMS-ISA

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