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The National Potato and Sweetpotato Development Strategy of Ethiopia was launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event was marked with the celebration of the first International Day of Potato on 30th May 2024. The national strategy provides a roadmap for sustainable improvement in the production and productivity of potatoes and sweetpotatoes to improve the livelihoods […]

CONTEXT Agricultural innovations are inclusive when they are used by any member of society who wants to use them. Conversely, agricultural innovations that can only be used by a specific privileged group within society can be characterized as “exclusive”. OBJECTIVE The first objective of this paper is to examine the inclusivity of agricultural innovations in […]

When quality attributes of a product are not directly observable, third-party certification (TPC) enables buyers to purchase the quality they are most interested in and reward sellers accordingly. Beyond product characteristics, buyers’ use of TPC services also depends on market conditions. We study the introduction of TPC in typical smallholder-based agriculture value chains of low-income […]