Agriculture

Immigration can foster agricultural development while accelerating, rather than delaying, structural transformation in developing economies.

There are fears that agricultural subsidies could attract farmers with low returns to use new technologies. Evidence from Bangladesh shows that without subsidies, the price of agricultural inputs is actually a barrier to adoption, highlighting that h...

What has new evidence taught us about the evolution of smallholder agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa over recent decades?

Anthropogenic climate change will likely intensify the negative environmental impacts of agriculture through powerful feedback loops. This has important implications for development research, policy and R&D investment.

How can policymakers promote technological progress in African agriculture?

Evidence from Malawi shows that temporary capital inflows from migrants can permanently reshape rural labour markets by jumpstarting a structural transformation out of agriculture.

The use of glyphosate in Brazilian agriculture led to a deterioration of birth outcomes in surrounding populations

Video aids tailored to their context and shown repeatedly can improve outcomes for hard to reach female farmers in India