Evaluations of agricultural technologies rarely consider the implications of how adoption may alter the labor allocation of different individuals within a household.

Important changes in farms and farm demographics are noted in Ethiopia since 2004/05. These changes have important implications on discussions of the future of Ethiopian agriculture.

We investigate the effect of a modest food safety premium on semisubsistence farmers' investment in a food safety technology.

Although migration remains crucial for economic development, financial constraints may limit individual ability to migrate.

Data from 3 irrigation schemes in Mozambique reveal patterns consistent with water inefficiency.  A feedback tool could visually communicate ways to conserve by varying water applications at each stage of the crop cycle.

We combine in-person survey data collected in February 2018 with phone survey data collected in June and September 2021 to study how dairy value chains in Ethiopia have coped with the COVID-19 pandemic.

We combine in-person survey data collected in February 2020 (i.e., just before the pandemic was declared) with phone survey data collected in March 2021 (i.e., one year into the pandemic) and August 2021 (i.e., approximately 18 months into the pan

While social protection programs have multiplied over the last two decades across sub-Saharan Africa, these co-exist alongside humanitarian assistance in many places, calling for better integration of assistance delivered through the two channels.

We study price behavior of vegetables and fruits in Ethiopia over the 15 year period from 2005 to 2019 based on large-scale retail and producer price datasets.

International humanitarian organizations have expressed substantial concern about the potential for increases in food insecurity resulting from the COVID‐19 pandemic.

We study production practices of larger and more capital-intensive farmers (“horti-preneurs”) in horticultural commercial clusters in the central Rift Valley of Ethiopia.

This paper was named AAEA's Best Paper at their 2022 Annual Meeting.

We implemented a cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of genetically modified eggplant (Bt brinjal) in Bangladesh. Our two primary outcomes were changes in yield and in pesticide costs.

Evidence from six rounds of household consumption data on income variability, evolving diets, and elasticity estimation of demand for processed foods in Nigeria.

Study finds consumers buy maize marked “aflatoxin-safe” during marketing campaigns, but don’t stick with it after campaign ends. 

Agricultural advisory services generally rely on interpersonal knowledge transfers by agricultural extension agents who visit farmers to provide information.