Recent work by Kyle Emerick
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Pricing and water conservation in Bangladesh
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
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Private input suppliers can drive technology adoption in agriculture
Small agricultural input suppliers can drive farm-level adoption of new technologies by over 50% more than conventional extension service methods
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Working with small input suppliers to drive adoption of agricultural technologies
Agricultural extension services delivered through small input suppliers lead to higher adoption of new technologies by farmers
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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
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Measuring the productivity of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa
Collecting data using multiple survey methods can mitigate data errors that magnify the differences between low- and high-productivity farms