Why promising trials often fail to result in agricultural yield gains: Evidence from Kenya Farmer selection and researcher interference during trials can introduce bias, impacting how new technologies perform in real-world conditions Agriculture Rachid Laajaj Karen Macours Cargele Masso Moses Thuita Bernard Vanlauwe Published 31.03.21
Encouraging agricultural technology adoption through autonomy: Evidence from Mexico While farming practices were not initially enhanced, low-income farmers in Mexico with autonomy substantially improved two years post-intervention Agriculture Carolina Corral Xavier Giné Aprajit Mahajan Enrique Seira Published 08.02.21
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
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 Agriculture Casey Maue Marshall Burke Kyle Emerick Published 15.06.20
The impacts of agribusiness-led development on farming incomes and profits A shift from a state-led to an agribusiness-led development model in Kenya reallocated profits away from farmers towards agribusiness firms Agriculture Swati Dhingra Silvana Tenreyro Published 05.06.20
Social learning in agriculture: Experimental evidence from Malawi Can policymakers speed up the adoption of modern agricultural technologies through peer-to-peer learning? Agriculture Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Published 03.06.20
Providing information to empower women in agriculture: Evidence from Uganda Targeting women directly with relevant information in ways that are appealing increases their agency, access to resources, and achievements in farming Agriculture Bjorn Van Campenhout Els Lecoutere David Spielman Published 08.05.20
