The increasing availability of satellite data at higher spatial, temporal and spectral
resolutions is enabling new applications in agriculture and economic development …

There is growing evidence that appropriate financial services have substantial benefits for
consumers, especially women and poor adults. This paper provides an overview of financial …

We discuss recent trends in agricultural productivity in Africa and highlight how
technological progress in agriculture has stagnated on the continent. We briefly review the …

Although theory suggests that financial market imperfections–mainly information
asymmetries, market segmentation and transaction costs–prevent poor people from …

As an effective risk guarantee mechanism, crop insurance can not only disperse agricultural
operation risk, but also guide the agricultural green development. Based on Chinese …

This study proposes a multi-stakeholder framework to enhance fintech use in Africa, aiming
to improve financial inclusion and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This article …

Survey literature on mobile money and its contribution in promoting financial inclusion and
development, with a focus on sub‐Saharan Africa. We use taxonomic, descriptive and …

Causal evidence on microcredit impacts informs theory, practice, and debates about its
effectiveness as a development tool. The six randomized evaluations in this volume use a …

Behavioral development economics applies theories and ideas from psychology and
behavioral economics to the study of questions in development economics. We begin by …

Climate variability is a major source of risk to smallholder farmers and pastoralists,
particularly in dryland regions. A growing body of evidence links climate-related risk to the …