Collecting data using multiple survey methods can mitigate data errors that magnify the differences between low- and high-productivity farms

A shift from a state-led to an agribusiness-led development model in Kenya reallocated profits away from farmers towards agribusiness firms

Can policymakers speed up the adoption of modern agricultural technologies through peer-to-peer learning?

Targeting women directly with relevant information in ways that are appealing increases their agency, access to resources, and achievements in farming

Creating village-level cooperatives to buy grain from outside sources and sell it locally reduced nutritional stress, especially among the young

Farmers with dried up wells cultivate less land with fewer profitable crops, while taking up relatively more off-farm employment opportunities

Subsidies need not be permanent to benefit farmers. Well-designed policy that encourages experimentation can generate widespread and lasting impacts.

Land reforms, whilst well-intended, misallocate land and labour across farms, thereby reducing average farm size and agricultural productivity

Evidence from land reform in El Salvador shows that private property rights are not necessarily more efficient than cooperative property rights