RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Impact of Weather Risk on Tenure Security: Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania
JF Land Economics
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 668
OP 689
DO 10.3368/le.100.4.101422-0079R1
VO 100
IS 4
A1 Murken, Lisa
A1 Mager, Gregor
A1 Laudien, Rahel
A1 Kraehnert, Kati
A1 Gornott, Christoph
YR 2024
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/100/4/668.abstract
AB We analyze whether exposure to weather risk affects the tenure security of smallholder farmers in rural Tanzania. Drawing on a household panel survey with three waves and high-resolution weather data, our identification strategy exploits exogenous variation in precipitation across time and space. Results from household fixed effects estimations show that exposure to weather risk significantly lowers farmers’ perceived tenure security, while it increases land conflicts. Moreover, weather risk influences the likelihood that farmers acquire land certificates. These findings suggest that both land formalization and land dispute resolution mechanisms are needed to cushion the effects of weather risk.