The dangers of emerging-market competition: Evidence from Rwanda’s coffee supply chain Increased competition in agriculture markets sustained by informal contracts can diminish performance and value for all players in the supply chain Agriculture Rocco Macchiavello Ameet Morjaria Published 22.01.21
A cascade model for cost-effective agricultural extension: Evidence from Uganda Farmer-to-farmer information diffusion is a cost-effective approach for improving practices and profits for smallholder dairy farmers in East Africa Agriculture Luc Behaghel Jérémie Gignoux Karen Macours Published 06.11.20
The long debate on sharecropping and productivity Increasing the tenant’s share in output encourages profitable risk-taking, in addition to large effects on input levels Agriculture Konrad Burchardi Selim Gulesci Benedetta Lerva Munshi Sulaiman Published 07.09.20
Misperceived quality: Fertiliser in Tanzania Evidence from Tanzania shows fertiliser quality is not the problem, rather it is farmers’ perceived belief of bad fertiliser quality that is Agriculture Hope Michelson Anna Fairbairn Annemie Maertens Brenna Ellison Victor Manyong Published 09.12.18
Can farmers weather climate change? Jonathan Colmer explores the effect increasing temperatures have on farmers and the occupational structure in India. Agriculture Jonathan Colmer Published 21.03.18
Protecting insecure farmers Lorenzo Casaburi on how timing is crucial for increasing crop insurance adoption among smallholder farmers. Pay-at-harvest premiums could be a solution. Agriculture Lorenzo Casaburi Published 25.01.18