Agricultural development
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Farm security and agricultural development
Crop theft is an understudied risk faced by smallholder farmers that may impose pervasive costs on farmers. New evidence from Kenya reveals the different ways that theft, and the fear of theft, constrain agricultural development.
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Uncertainty about seed quality undermines agricultural development in Africa
Technological improvements alone are unlikely to modernise agriculture if farmers are uncertain about the quality of new innovations
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The impacts of agribusiness-led development on farming incomes and profits
A shift from a state-led to an agribusiness-led development model in Kenya reallocated profits away from farmers towards agribusiness firms
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Improving agricultural extension and information services in the developing world
Information services can substantially increase the productivity and profitability of smallholder farmers as long as certain criteria are met