New journal article by Kibrom A. Abay. Abstract: The low uptake of modern agricultural technologies in sub‐Saharan African countries has encouraged researchers to revisit the returns to (or profitability of) these agricultural inputs. A related strand of literature is exploring the allocative efficiency of these factors of production in African agriculture. However, all these studies […]
New ESSP Publication: ‘Effects of Extension Services on Technology Adoption and Productivity among Female and Male Farmers’
ESSP Research Note 21 "Effects of Extension Services on Technology Adoption and Productivity among Female and Male Farmers" by Catherine Ragasa, Guush Berhane, Fanaye Tadesse, and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. Summary of ESSP Working Paper 49. This study contributes new empirical evidence on the gender difference in access to extension services in Ethiopia and how this […]
New ESSP Publication: ‘Gender Differences in Access to Extension Services and Agricultural Productivity’
ESSP Working Paper 49 "Gender Differences in Access to Extension Services and Agricultural Productivity" by Catherine Ragasa, Guush Berhane, Fanaye Tadesse, and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. Abstract: This paper contributes new empirical evidence and nuanced analysis on the gender difference in access to extension services and how this translates to observed differences in technology adoption and […]