Market access and quality upgrading: Evidence from Uganda Both demand-side and supply-side interventions are required to boost agricultural quality and productivity Agriculture Tessa Bold Selene Ghisolfi Frances Nsonzi Jakob Svensson Published 27.05.22
Mobile phone-based extension, peer interactions, and farmer information exchange: Evidence from Gujarat Farmers with access to digital agricultural extension shared more information with their peers and became sought-after members of farmer peer groups Agriculture A. Nilesh Fernando Renee Yaseen Published 16.05.22
The impact of fertiliser management training: Evidence from Bangladesh Simple, cost-effective ‘rule-of-thumb’ training on urea application may improve fertiliser management Agriculture Sabrin Beg Mahnaz Islam Published 13.05.22
Combining improved seed varieties and index insurance to address drought losses Bundling genetic and financial technologies can make small-scale agriculture more resilient and productive Agriculture Stephen Boucher Michael R. Carter Jon Einar Flatnes Travis Lybbert Jonathan Malacarne Paswel Marenya Laura Paul Published 11.05.22
Demonstrator selection, farmer field days and agricultural technology adoption in India Training field days increase awareness and adoption of technology, irrespective of how the demonstrators are selected Agriculture Kyle Emerick Manzoor Dar Published 09.05.22
Information works: The impact of training on the adoption of environmental technologies by farmers A simple training increased adoption of an agricultural technology by over 90%, with persistent improvements in agricultural production and land use Agriculture Jenny Aker Kelsey Jack Published 06.05.22
Limitations of yields as a measure of farm productivity: Evidence from Uganda The farm size–yields relationship is not informative for improving agricultural productivity among small landholders in developing countries Agriculture Fernando Aragon Diego Restuccia Juan Pablo Rud Published 25.03.22
Land rights and agricultural productivity: Evidence from China Weak land rights among farmers reduces agricultural productivity and output, hitting skilled farmers hardest Agriculture Tasso Adamopoulos Loren Brandt Jessica Leight Diego Restuccia Published 24.01.22
Farm size and productivity: Evidence from India As small farms grow productivity declines, but past a certain threshold output and productivity increase Agriculture Andrew Foster Mark Rosenzweig Published 05.01.22