Technology adoption, impact, and extension in developing countries' agriculture: A review of the recent literature

K Takahashi, R Muraoka, K Otsuka - Agricultural Economics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Given the stagnant agricultural productivity and persistent food insecurity in low‐income
countries—notably in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA)—there has been continued interest in the …

Information and communications technology (ICT) and agricultural extension in developing countries

D Spielman, E Lecoutere, S Makhija… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
With new possibilities offered by information and communications technology (ICT), an
abundance of products, services, and projects has emerged with the promise of revitalizing …

Explore potential barriers of applying circular economy in construction and demolition waste recycling

J Liu, P Wu, Y Jiang, X Wang - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
The circular economy (CE) aims to reduce resource input and systematically avoid or reduce
waste. In addition, the CE is an essential framework for achieving sustainable development …

Empowering women through targeting information or role models: Evidence from an experiment in agricultural extension in Uganda

E Lecoutere, DJ Spielman, B Van Campenhout - World Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural advisory services are generally biased towards men, with information targeted
mainly to male members within the household, and in formats that often reinforce male …

Curse of the Mummy‐ji: The Influence of Mothers‐in‐Law on Women in India

S Anukriti, C Herrera‐Almanza… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Restrictive social norms and strategic constraints imposed by family members can limit
women's access to and benefits from social networks, especially in patrilocal societies. We …

Information acquisition and the adoption of improved crop varieties

A Abdulai - American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Inadequate information on the benefits of and knowledge about innovative agricultural
technologies continue to be a major constraint to technology adoption among smallholder …

Subsidies and the African Green Revolution: direct effects and social network spillovers of randomized input subsidies in Mozambique

M Carter, R Laajaj, D Yang - American Economic Journal: Applied …, 2021 - aeaweb.org
Abstract The Green Revolution, which bolstered agricultural yields and economic well-being
in Asia and Latin America beginning in the 1960s, largely bypassed sub-Saharan Africa. We …

Role of social networks in building household livelihood resilience under payments for ecosystem services programs in a poor rural community in China

Y Wang, Q Zhang, Q Li, J Wang, S Sannigrahi… - Journal of Rural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs may bring unintended consequences to
the coupled socio-ecological system (SES) and incur unexpected feedbacks between social …

When celebrities speak: A nationwide twitter experiment promoting vaccination in Indonesia

V Alatas, AG Chandrasekhar, M Mobius, BA Olken… - 2019 - nber.org
Celebrity endorsements are often sought to influence public opinion. We ask whether
celebrity endorsement per se has an effect beyond the fact that their statements are seen by …

The rigor revolution: New standards of evidence for impact assessment of international agricultural research

JR Stevenson, K Macours… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
We take stock of the major changes in methodology for studying the impacts of international
agricultural research, focusing on the period 2006–2020. Impact assessment of agricultural …