Site-specific agronomic information and technology adoption: A field experiment from Ethiopia

dc.creatorHailemariam Ayalew
dc.creatorChamberlin, J.
dc.creatorNewman, C.
dc.date2023-04-11T20:30:12Z
dc.date2023-04-11T20:30:12Z
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T20:10:31Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T20:10:31Z
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/22566
dc.identifier10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102788
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7514309
dc.descriptionSmallholder farmers in Africa typically only have access to blanket fertilizer recommendations which are defined over very broad areas and may not be optimal for local production conditions. The response to such recommendations has generally been poor. Using a randomized control trial in Ethiopia, we explore whether targeted extension advice leads farmers to align fertilizer usage to the recommended levels and whether this impacts productivity. We also consider whether coupling the targeted information with agricultural insurance encourages fertilizer investment. Results show that targeted recommendations closed the gap between the amount of fertilizer used and the recommended amounts and this in turn increased productivity and profits. We found no differential effect of the targeted recommendation when coupled with agricultural insurance, suggesting that the risk of crop failure is not a binding constraint to fertilizer adoption in this context, or that farmers do not consider agricultural insurance a useful risk-mitigating mechanism.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304387821001450?via%3Dihub#appsec1
dc.relationPoverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
dc.relationExcellence in Agronomy
dc.relationResilient Agrifood Systems
dc.relationBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/129962
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.source156
dc.source0304-3878
dc.sourceJournal of Development Economics
dc.source102788
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectSmallholder Agriculture
dc.subjectADVISORY SERVICES
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectDIGITAL AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectSustainable Agrifood Systems
dc.titleSite-specific agronomic information and technology adoption: A field experiment from Ethiopia
dc.typeArticle
dc.typePublished Version
dc.coverageEthiopia
dc.coverageAmsterdam (Netherlands)


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