Agricultural technology

Climate change is increasing the severity and incidence of extreme weather events. How can policymakers help build farmer resilience to these shocks?

Employers under-invest in training their employees in general skills. Evidence from rural Burundi shows that while there are large returns to providing training, these are not captured by the employer who invested in it due to short contract duration...

How can policymakers promote technological progress in African agriculture?

Local social structures, such as the jati-caste system in India, can play an important role in the extent of diffusion of new and beneficial agricultural technologies

The prevalence of fixed prices can explain the low adoption of efficient irrigation technology, but incentivising farmers to convert to marginal pricing does not reduce water usage

Training field days increase awareness and adoption of technology, irrespective of how the demonstrators are selected