Agriculture
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Farm size and productivity: Evidence from India
As small farms grow productivity declines, but past a certain threshold output and productivity increase
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Easing contracting frictions with machines: Evidence from India
Mechanisation standardises output and lowers supervision needs for hired labour, freeing owners’ families to engage in profitable off-farm activities
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When agriculture drives development: Lessons from the Green Revolution
Investments in agricultural technology have substantially improved living standards in the poorest places on our planet over the past half century
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Why promising trials often fail to result in agricultural yield gains: Evidence from Kenya
Farmer selection and researcher interference during trials can introduce bias, impacting how new technologies perform in real-world conditions
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Encouraging agricultural technology adoption through autonomy: Evidence from Mexico
While farming practices were not initially enhanced, low-income farmers in Mexico with autonomy substantially improved two years post-intervention
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The dangers of emerging-market competition: Evidence from Rwanda’s coffee supply chain
Increased competition in agriculture markets sustained by informal contracts can diminish performance and value for all players in the supply chain
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A cascade model for cost-effective agricultural extension: Evidence from Uganda
Farmer-to-farmer information diffusion is a cost-effective approach for improving practices and profits for smallholder dairy farmers in East Africa
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The long debate on sharecropping and productivity
Increasing the tenant’s share in output encourages profitable risk-taking, in addition to large effects on input levels
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Measuring the productivity of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa
Collecting data using multiple survey methods can mitigate data errors that magnify the differences between low- and high-productivity farms