Gender gaps in adoption of high-quality seeds of improved varieties persist in Sub-Saharan
Africa, despite the implementation of various seed promotion interventions aimed at …

Background The adoption of improved technologies is generally associated with better
economic performance and development. Despite its desirable effects, the process of …

Blanket advice on optimal fertilizer application rates has failed to achieve potential yield
gains for crop production in much of Sub‐Saharan Africa. However, digital technology now …

Adoption of technology is indispensable for increased agricultural productivity and poverty
reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of access to credit is often identified as a constraint on …

Despite decades of investment in agricultural extension, technology adoption among
farmers and agricultural productivity growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa remain slow. Among …

We report the results of a large‐scale, multi‐year experimental evaluation of the System of
Rice Intensification (SRI), an innovation that first emerged in Madagascar in the 1980s and …

We study the impact of an agricultural microcredit program on the livelihoods of small,
marginal, and landless tenant farmers in Bangladesh based on a Randomized Control Trial …

Improving productivity among farm enterprises is important, especially in low-income
countries where market imperfections are pervasive and resources are scarce. Relaxing …

For a developing country like Bangladesh, ensuring food security through increased
agricultural production is one of the important development goals. Providing agricultural …

This study evaluates the impact of a randomized control trial (RCT) in China that introduced
externally funded village credit funds in poor, rural villages. In contrast to recent RCT-based …