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Table 6 Impacts of LSAI on the food security status

From: Impact of large-scale agricultural investments on the food security status of local community in Gambella region, Ethiopia

FS indicator

Matching methoda

Matched sample

Impact (ATT)

Standard errorb

t-value

Affected

Unaffected

Food energy intake

NN

155

60

− 0.153*

0.077

− 1.980

Radius

114

138

− 0.113

0.081

− 1.400

Kernel

155

148

− 0.093

0.070

− 1.335

SS

155

148

− 0.111

0.074

− 1.493

MAHFP

NN

155

60

− 0.632*

0.290

− 2.182

Radius

114

138

− 0.570*

0.257

− 2.219

Kernel

155

148

− 0.899***

0.232

− 3.873

SS

155

148

− 0.912***

0.265

− 3.438

HDDS

NN

155

60

− 0.368

0.398

− 0.925

Radius

114

138

− 0.743*

0.347

− 2.139

Kernel

155

148

− 0.652+

0.367

− 1.774

SS

155

148

− 0.752+

0.398

− 1.888

FCS

NN

155

60

− 0.744

2.647

− 0.281

Radius

114

138

− 4.689*

2.232

− 2.101

Kernel

155

148

− 4.939**

1.868

− 2.644

SS

155

148

− 5.368*

2.170

− 2.474

HFIAS

NN

155

60

0.697

1.254

0.556

Radius

114

138

0.683

1.167

0.585

Kernel

155

148

1.735

1.125

1.543

SS

155

148

2.135*

1.047

2.038

CSI

NN

155

60

6.345 +

3.603

1.761

Radius

114

138

7.803*

3.794

2.057

Kernel

155

148

10.42***

2.718

3.833

SS

155

148

10.90***

2.943

3.703

Food share expenditure

NN

155

60

0.0286

0.055

0.520

Radius

114

138

0.106**

0.041

2.621

Kernel

155

148

0.111**

0.040

2.771

SS

155

148

0.113*

0.046

2.423

Overall impact (FS index)c

NN

155

60

− 4.523

2.925

− 1.546

Radius

114

138

− 8.158**

2.636

− 3.095

Kernel

155

148

− 9.050***

2.686

− 3.369

SS

155

148

− 9.963***

2.546

− 3.914

  1. Sources: Own survey data, 2018
  2. aRadius matching was carried out with a caliper of (0.01)
  3. bBootstrapstandard error was computed based on 100 replications
  4. cFood security index is created via Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
  5. +p < 0.10, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001