farmers
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Gas flaring threatens agriculture and livelihoods in Nigeria
Gas flaring protects oil companies' profits at the cost of farmers' livelihoods. Can enhanced regulation enable economic growth while sustaining agricultural productivity?
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Warrantage: A model of rural finance that boosts farmers’ income and investment
Warrantage is an innovative model of rural finance which improves access to credit and crop storage. In Burkina Faso, warrantage increased farmers’ sales revenues, which they spent on education, health, livestock, and future farm capital.
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Building trust in the quality of fertilisers in Tanzania
A low-touch information campaign in Tanzania improved farmers’ confidence in the quality of fertiliser, leading to an increase in purchases
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The consequences of inter-state trade liberalisation for Indian farmers
Barrier-free inter-state trade can boost Indian farmers' income on average by increasing competition among intermediaries, but some farmers may lose out
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Can agricultural extensions be discontinued? Evidence from Uganda
How should development programmes that attempt to disseminate improved technologies be phased out?
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Market access and quality upgrading: Evidence from Uganda
Both demand-side and supply-side interventions are required to boost agricultural quality and productivity
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Mobile phone-based extension, peer interactions, and farmer information exchange: Evidence from Gujarat
Farmers with access to digital agricultural extension shared more information with their peers and became sought-after members of farmer peer groups
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The impact of fertiliser management training: Evidence from Bangladesh
Simple, cost-effective ‘rule-of-thumb’ training on urea application may improve fertiliser management
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Information works: The impact of training on the adoption of environmental technologies by farmers
A simple training increased adoption of an agricultural technology by over 90%, with persistent improvements in agricultural production and land use