Agricultural market reforms and technology adoption in Senegal

Many smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa do not use basic agricultural technologies to improve crop quality. In the Senegal River Valley, researchers tested whether receiving advance information on a market reform—introducing quality labels for onions and selling by weight—would lead to change...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bernard, Tanguy, Mbaye, Samba, de Janvry, Alain, Sadoulet, Elisabeth
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146281
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Sumario:Many smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa do not use basic agricultural technologies to improve crop quality. In the Senegal River Valley, researchers tested whether receiving advance information on a market reform—introducing quality labels for onions and selling by weight—would lead to changes in farmers’ production habits.