Cash transfers and management advice for agriculture: Evidence from Senegal

This study analyzes impacts of large, one-time cash transfers and farm management plans among farmers in Senegal. Farmers were randomized into groups receiving advisory visits; the visits and an individualized farm management plan; or the visits, the plan, and a cash transfer. After one year, crop p...

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Main Authors: Ambler, Kate, de Brauw, Alan, Godlonton, Susan
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: World Bank 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142933
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author Ambler, Kate
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Godlonton, Susan
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description This study analyzes impacts of large, one-time cash transfers and farm management plans among farmers in Senegal. Farmers were randomized into groups receiving advisory visits; the visits and an individualized farm management plan; or the visits, the plan, and a cash transfer. After one year, crop production and livestock ownership were higher in the transfer group relative to the group that only received visits. Livestock gains persisted after two years. The evidence suggests the results were driven by increased investment, and, indeed, there is no robust evidence that the management plans alone affected agricultural outcomes.
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spelling CGSpace1429332025-02-24T06:47:55Z Cash transfers and management advice for agriculture: Evidence from Senegal Ambler, Kate de Brauw, Alan Godlonton, Susan agricultural production livestock production farmers social protection agriculture crop production farm management livestock cash transfers management techniques This study analyzes impacts of large, one-time cash transfers and farm management plans among farmers in Senegal. Farmers were randomized into groups receiving advisory visits; the visits and an individualized farm management plan; or the visits, the plan, and a cash transfer. After one year, crop production and livestock ownership were higher in the transfer group relative to the group that only received visits. Livestock gains persisted after two years. The evidence suggests the results were driven by increased investment, and, indeed, there is no robust evidence that the management plans alone affected agricultural outcomes. 2020-01-01 2024-05-22T12:11:20Z 2024-05-22T12:11:20Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142933 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146437 Open Access World Bank Ambler, Kate; de Brauw, Alan; and Godlonton, Susan. 2020. Cash transfers and management advice for agriculture: Evidence from Senegal. World Bank Economic Review 34(3): 597–617. https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhz005
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livestock production
farmers
social protection
agriculture
crop production
farm management
livestock
cash transfers
management techniques
Ambler, Kate
de Brauw, Alan
Godlonton, Susan
Cash transfers and management advice for agriculture: Evidence from Senegal
title Cash transfers and management advice for agriculture: Evidence from Senegal
title_full Cash transfers and management advice for agriculture: Evidence from Senegal
title_fullStr Cash transfers and management advice for agriculture: Evidence from Senegal
title_full_unstemmed Cash transfers and management advice for agriculture: Evidence from Senegal
title_short Cash transfers and management advice for agriculture: Evidence from Senegal
title_sort cash transfers and management advice for agriculture evidence from senegal
topic agricultural production
livestock production
farmers
social protection
agriculture
crop production
farm management
livestock
cash transfers
management techniques
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142933
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