Agriculture | VoxDev

Weak land rights among farmers reduces agricultural productivity and output, hitting skilled farmers hardest

Published 24.01.22

As small farms grow productivity declines, but past a certain threshold output and productivity increase

Published 05.01.22

Mechanisation standardises output and lowers supervision needs for hired labour, freeing owners’ families to engage in profitable off-farm activities

Published 01.11.21

Investments in agricultural technology have substantially improved living standards in the poorest places on our planet over the past half century

Published 06.09.21

Farmer selection and researcher interference during trials can introduce bias, impacting how new technologies perform in real-world conditions

Published 31.03.21

While farming practices were not initially enhanced, low-income farmers in Mexico with autonomy substantially improved two years post-intervention

Published 08.02.21

Increased competition in agriculture markets sustained by informal contracts can diminish performance and value for all players in the supply chain

Published 22.01.21

Farmer-to-farmer information diffusion is a cost-effective approach for improving practices and profits for smallholder dairy farmers in East Africa

Published 06.11.20

Increasing the tenant’s share in output encourages profitable risk-taking, in addition to large effects on input levels

Published 07.09.20