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 …

Sustainable agrarian development has emerged as a key agenda in many recent global
development dialogues, owing to its intimate links with rural development. Agrarian …

Low adoption of agricultural technologies holds large productivity consequences for
developing countries. Many countries hire agricultural extension agents to communicate …

Direct training of selected individuals as disseminating farmers (DFs) can help to implement
a farmer to farmer extension approach. This study systematically examines the relationship …

There is a chronic shortage of agricultural labor in the US. Although growers increasingly
turn to guest‐worker programs to meet their labor needs, few regard immigrant workers as a …

Growing literature points to the effectiveness of leveraging social interactions and nudges to
spur adoption of prosocial behaviors. This study investigates a large-scale behavioral …

The lead farmer (LF) approach has been implemented and heavily promoted nationwide in
Malawi since 2009 to support government extension workers and accelerate technology …

Young children learn language from their caregivers, family members, and friends. However,
with few exceptions, contemporary developmental scientists have studied language input …

Comparing the priority order of different agricultural science and technology services
adopted by cotton farmers and exploring the influencing factors of agricultural science and …

Social networks function as an important safety net in developing countries, which often lack
formal financial instruments. Such networks are also an important source of information in …