Evaluation of the Women’s Land Tenure Security and Green Subsidy Components of NBCA-CLUSA’s PROMAC II Program in Mozambique

Last registered on January 22, 2023

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General Information

Title
Evaluation of the Women’s Land Tenure Security and Green Subsidy Components of NBCA-CLUSA’s PROMAC II Program in Mozambique
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0010728
Initial registration date
January 04, 2023

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
January 22, 2023, 10:53 AM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Region

Primary Investigator

Affiliation

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Affiliation
World Bank
PI Affiliation
World Bank
PI Affiliation
World Bank

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2020-08-01
End date
2023-08-31
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This impact evaluation will use a randomized controlled trial approach to measure the stand-alone and complimentary impacts of two components of an international NGO's agricultural program: land-use documentation and the distribution of long-term agricultural investment bundles. The land-use documentation component formalizes land-use rights though the formalized rights may not be sold or collateralized. The land-use titles are offered to households conditional on a woman’s name on the title (either co-titled or registering it exclusively under her name). This offer will include a discussion of the benefits of land titling and co-titling to encourage uptake. The long-term investment bundle offers women a package of fruit-tree seedlings together with pesticides, fungicide, and other inputs such as cassava, sweet potato, and pumpkin cuttings designed to help farmers in the shorter-term. This portion of the study centers on randomizing 1,000 eligible households (those who farm their own land but do not have land-use titles, and are either married or female) into one of three treatment groups or a control group: the first treatment group will receive land-use titles, the second treatment group will receive the input subsidies, and the third treatment group will receive both the land-use titles and the input subsidies.

In addition to measuring the impacts of these two components, the study will also use the distribution of the long-term investment bundles to measure the short-term impacts of the land-use title on willingness to invest in agricultural inputs. Specifically, the bundles will initially be distributed through a take-it-or-leave-it offer conducted under a willingness to pay experiment, presented to the household's head woman together with her husband, if married. After detailing the bundle, the representatives presented the women with an opportunity to commit to purchasing the bundle at one of six randomly selected subsidy levels: 96\%, 87\%, 79\%, 71\%, 63\%, and 54\%. The women were only presented with one of the prices and were told that they would not have another opportunity to purchase the bundle. After confirming that the respondents understood the offer and the market value of the bundle, the representatives presented the women with the final offer and recorded the purchase decision. This portion of the study will jointly examine the impacts of the land-use demarcation and subsidy offer on the likelihood of accepting the agricultural investment opportunity.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Boxho, Claire et al. 2023. "Evaluation of the Women’s Land Tenure Security and Green Subsidy Components of NBCA-CLUSA’s PROMAC II Program in Mozambique." AEA RCT Registry. January 22. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.10728-1.0
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
This study focuses on two components of an international NGO's agricultural program: land-use documentation and the distribution of long-term agricultural investment bundles. The land-use documentation component formalizes land-use rights though the formalized rights may not be sold or collateralized. The land-use titles are offered to households conditional on a woman’s name on the title (either co-titled or registering it exclusively under her name). This offer will include a discussion of the benefits of land titling and co-titling to encourage uptake. The long-term investment bundle offers women a package of fruit-tree seedlings together with pesticides, fungicide, and other inputs such as cassava, sweet potato, and pumpkin cuttings designed to help farmers in the shorter-term.
Intervention (Hidden)
Intervention Start Date
2020-09-01
Intervention End Date
2021-05-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Perceived land tenure security including ownership, management, and transfer rights
Uptake of new agricultural technologies and practices with a focus on climate smart agriculture
Agricultural outcomes: production, value of harvest sold, land holdings, land cultivated - overall and by crop
Household income: total household income, total farm income, total non-farm income, assets, consumption
Agricultural inputs including individual, household, and hired labor
Off-farm activities including non-farm labor supply and incomes


Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The sample comprises 1,064 households participating in the international NGO's agricultural program in Molumbo district in Mozambique’s Zambezia Province. Eligibility is restricted to those who farm their own land but do not have land-use titles, and are either married or female. The evaluation is structured around a single-stage randomization where eligible households are randomized into one of three treatment groups or a control group: the first treatment group will receive land-use titles, the second treatment group will receive the input subsidies, and the third treatment group will receive both the land-use titles and the input subsidies. Farmers will be stratified by lead farmer and gender.

Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual randomization stratified by lead farmer and gender. Additionally, under the willingness to pay experiment, individuals assigned to receive the input bundle will be further randomized to receive one of five prices. This randomization will be done within the existing strata.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1,064 households
Sample size: planned number of observations
1,064 households
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
266 households control, 266 households receiving the land use titles only, 266 households receiving the input bundle only, and 266 households receiving both land use titles and the input bundle.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Health Media Lab IRB
IRB Approval Date
2020-07-30
IRB Approval Number
752WBG20

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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