farmers

Warrantage is an innovative model of rural finance which improves access to credit and crop storage. In Burkina Faso, warrantage increased farmers’ sales revenues, which they spent on education, health, livestock, and future farm capital.

A low-touch information campaign in Tanzania improved farmers’ confidence in the quality of fertiliser, leading to an increase in purchases

Barrier-free inter-state trade can boost Indian farmers' income on average by increasing competition among intermediaries, but some farmers may lose out

How should development programmes that attempt to disseminate improved technologies be phased out?

Both demand-side and supply-side interventions are required to boost agricultural quality and productivity

Farmers with access to digital agricultural extension shared more information with their peers and became sought-after members of farmer peer groups

Simple, cost-effective ‘rule-of-thumb’ training on urea application may improve fertiliser management

A simple training increased adoption of an agricultural technology by over 90%, with persistent improvements in agricultural production and land use

Resource constraints due to climate change are increasing conflicts between herders and farmers trying to make a living