Private input suppliers can drive technology adoption in agriculture

Small agricultural input suppliers can drive farm-level adoption of new technologies by over 50% more than conventional extension service methods...

Market access and quality upgrading: Evidence from Uganda

Both demand-side and supply-side interventions are required to boost agricultural quality and productivity...

Complementing cash with information to reduce malnutrition: Evidence from Nepal

A combination of information and cash transfers is effective in changing maternal behavioural practices, which could bring down malnutrition...

Transmitting gender attitudes in school: Experimental evidence from Pakistan

Progressive gender norms can be transmitted from teachers to students and improve classroom achievement through better cooperation among the sexes...

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 ...

The impact of fertiliser management training: Evidence from Bangladesh

Simple, cost-effective ‘rule-of-thumb’ training on urea application may improve fertiliser management...

Demonstrator selection, farmer field days and agricultural technology adoption in India

Training field days increase awareness and adoption of technology, irrespective of how the demonstrators are selected...

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...

Double-fortified salt and anaemia among schoolchildren in India

The use of double-fortified salt in school lunches reduced anaemia by 22–27% among schoolchildren aged 7 and 8 in Bihar, India...