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Introducing irrigation to central Kenya

Encouraging Adoption of Rainwater Harvesting Tanks Through Collateralized Loans in Kenya

Michael Kremer
Tavneet Suri
In partnership with Nyala Dairy Cooperative, researchers evaluated the impact of offering asset collateralized loans for rainwater harvesting tanks on both credit access for dairy farmers and profitability for the lender. Using the tanks as loan collateral led to higher take-up of loans by farmers...
Scarecrow in green field with palm trees

Microfinance to Increase Agricultural Technology Adoption among Rural Farmers in India

Erica Field
Rohini Pande
Christopher Robert
Researchers evaluated the expansion of a rural financial services provider in Tamil Nadu, India in order to understand how access to financial services, information, and exposure to risk affect technology adoption and well-being among farming households.
farmer holding cotton in his/her hand

The Timing and Effectiveness of Subsidies for Agricultural Technology Adoption in Zambia

Samuel Bell
Kelsey Jack
Paulina Oliva
Christopher Severen
Elizabeth Walker
Technology adoption often requires investments over time. As farmers realize new information about the costs and benefits of investments, they may abandon the newly adopted technology shortly after. Researchers partnered with the non-governmental organization Shared Value Africa and Dunavant Cotton...
Fertilizer Shop in Morogoro Tanzania

Building Trust in Fertilizer Quality Among Farmers in Tanzania

Annemie Maertens
Hope Michelson
Researchers conducted an evaluation to test the impact of an information campaign about fertilizer quality on farmers’ beliefs and their purchase and use of fertilizer. The information campaign led farmers to change their beliefs about the quality of fertilizer available in local markets and to buy...
Corn hung up from wooden rafter

Opportunities to Improve the Expansion and Impact of Agricultural Lending in Mali

Lori Beaman
Dean Karlan
Bram Thuysbaert
Christopher Udry
Researchers evaluated the impact of additional investments in agriculture on income for subsistence farmers. In rural Mali, giving some farmers unrestricted cash grants led to significantly higher productivity and profits, suggesting farmers would invest more in their farms if they had more capital.
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Personal Experiences and Insurance Take-up in China

Jing Cai
Changcheng Song
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Evaluating an Exporting Scheme in Tunisia

Giacomo De Giorgi
Aminur Rahman
Eric Verhoogen
To promote export diversification, the Tunisian government is implementing a $22 million export matching-grant scheme, TASDIR+. TASDIR+ aims to increase exports and promote export diversification toward higher value-added exports and new markets. This study is using a randomized controlled trial to...

Community Based Rangeland Management in Namibia

David Coppock
Luke Crowley
Susan Durham
Dylan Groves
Julian Jamison
Dean Karlan
Brien Norton
R. Douglas Ramsey
In Namibia, researchers measured the impact of a community-based natural resource management program on livestock assets, income, social cohesion, and land quality. Community-based rangeland management improved rangeland grazing management, community governance of the rangelands, and farmer...