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Lifting quality constraints to agricultural technology adoption in the Ugandan market for maize seed
Agricultural technology remains under-adopted among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. We investigate how the (perceived) quality of an agricultural input affects its adoption by means of two interventions.
Summing the parts: How does “bundling” affect willingness-to-pay for seeds and insurance in a sample of Kenyan farmers?
Agricultural households, particularly those operating in rainfed systems in low income countries, are vul nerable to a variety of climate and market risks that pose serious threats to their well-being.
Control over future payouts and willingness to pay for insurance: Experimental evidence from Kenyan farmers
Aspirations and Investments in Livestock: Evidence of an aspiration failure in Kenya
Aspirations have been shown to positively influence future-oriented behavior and ensuing outcomes. But they may also fail to do so when the aspired-to-status is too far away from the current one.
Weather variability and extreme shocks in Africa: Are female or male farmers more affected?
African agriculture is highly sensitive to weather variability and extreme weather shocks. The question of how weather events affect participation in agricultural employment—including from a gender perspective—remains unanswered.
Exploring micronutrient deficiency risks in Africa using projections of the food system
Micronutrient deficiencies (MND) remain an important challenge in the 21st century, complicated by climate, economic, and demographic change.
On the optimality of common external tariffs in Africa: Evidence from the EAC customs union
We study the determination of a common external tariff for African customs unions, using the case of the EAC.
Scaling-up agricultural innovations: Who should be targeted?
We adopt the newly redefined marginal treatment effect (MTE) framework to examine how farmers' resource endowment and unobserved factors affect the marginal benefit of adopting sustainable intensification of agricultural practices (SI practices),
Engaging youth in agribusiness through private sector extension and advisory services: Lessons from Rwanda and Uganda
Engaging youth in agribusiness is critical for livelihoods in Africa’s rural areas where millions of youth are unemployed and face many barriers to entry into agribusiness, such as limited education and lack of land (IFAD, 2019).
Maize price seasonality in Ethiopia: Does access to improved grain storage technology matter for farmers’ welfare?
African seasonal price variability for cereals is two to three times higher than price variability on the international reference market.
Credit constraints and adoption of agricultural technologies in developing countries? Evidence from Nigeria
The agricultural sector in Nigeria is characterized by low productivity, driven partly by low use of modern technologies. Poor access to credit is seen as a key barrier to adoption of these technologies.
Irrigation and agricultural transformation in Ethiopia
The climate change forecasts for Ethiopia predict higher temperature and rainfall and increased variability in rainfall with periodic severe droughts and floods.
Agricultural intensification: Who intensifies and how does it contribute to income growth?
Ethiopia has made substantial efforts in the last three decades to increase agricultural productivity through modern input intensification and stimulate overall economic growth.
Leading the way: Foreign direct investment and dairy value chain upgrading in Uganda
Driven by increased demand from both local and export markets and facilitated by far-reaching liberalization and privatization policies, the dairy sub-sector in Uganda has undergone significant changes in the last decade.
The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' access to seeds, productivity, and commercialization
Several factors contribute to the low level of improved variety use in Ethiopia.
The ever-increasing demand for water, food, and energy is putting unsustainable pressure on natural resources worldwide, often leading to environmental degradation that, in turn, affect water, food, and energy security.
Agricultural value chains and structural transformation in Senegal: A product space approach
Using the product-space approach and BACI dataset for the period 1995-2014, we analyze the role of agricultural value chains selected under Agricultural Policy Support Project (PAPA) in Senegal’s structural transformation process.
Last mile energy access for productive energy use in agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: What and where is the potential?
Sub -Saharan Africa has long been beset with food insecurity. Agriculture in the region is predominantly rainfed, which makes the sector highly vulnerable to climate variability.