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Examining Underinvestment in Agriculture: Returns to Capital and Insurance Among Farmers in Ghana

Dean Karlan
Robert Osei
Isaac Osei-Akoto
Christopher Udry
Researchers in northern Ghana evaluated the underlying reason for underinvestment by examining the relative effectiveness of cash grants and insurance grants in improving crop yields. Results suggest that uninsured risk, rather than a lack of capital, was the primary constraint on investment...
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Examining the Effects of Crop Price Insurance for Farmers in Ghana

Dean Karlan
Edward Kutsoati
Christopher Udry
Researchers in Ghana introduced financial literacy training and crop price insurance to determine their impact on farmers' willingness to take out loans and make long-term investments. Results show that farmers who received the training and insurance were only slightly more likely to borrow and make...