Expected product market reforms and technology adoption by Senegalese onion producers

We assess the responsiveness of Senegalese onion producers to their knowledge of expected changes in product market conditions, whereby onions would no longer be sold based on volume but rather on weight and with labeling certifying quality. A village‐level randomized information campaign on the upc...

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Autores principales: Bernard, Tanguy, de Janvry, Alain, Mbaye, Samba, Sadoulet, Elisabeth
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147587
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author Bernard, Tanguy
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Sadoulet, Elisabeth
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description We assess the responsiveness of Senegalese onion producers to their knowledge of expected changes in product market conditions, whereby onions would no longer be sold based on volume but rather on weight and with labeling certifying quality. A village‐level randomized information campaign on the upcoming introduction of these reforms induced significant investments by farmers into quality‐enhancing inputs. Delays in the actual introduction of scales enabled us to rigorously identify positive price effects from these investments. Our results point to the importance of farmers’ expectations regarding the improved functioning of product markets in triggering technology adoption.
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spelling CGSpace1475872025-12-08T10:06:44Z Expected product market reforms and technology adoption by Senegalese onion producers Bernard, Tanguy de Janvry, Alain Mbaye, Samba Sadoulet, Elisabeth onions quality agriculture smallholders innovation adoption agricultural economics quality labels We assess the responsiveness of Senegalese onion producers to their knowledge of expected changes in product market conditions, whereby onions would no longer be sold based on volume but rather on weight and with labeling certifying quality. A village‐level randomized information campaign on the upcoming introduction of these reforms induced significant investments by farmers into quality‐enhancing inputs. Delays in the actual introduction of scales enabled us to rigorously identify positive price effects from these investments. Our results point to the importance of farmers’ expectations regarding the improved functioning of product markets in triggering technology adoption. 2017 2024-06-21T09:23:04Z 2024-06-21T09:23:04Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147587 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146281 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134984 Wiley Bernard, Tanguy; de Janvry, Alain; Mbaye, Samba; and Sadoulet, Elisabeth. 2017. Expected product market reforms and technology adoption by Senegalese onion producers. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 99(4): 1096–1115. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aax033
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Sadoulet, Elisabeth
Expected product market reforms and technology adoption by Senegalese onion producers
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title_short Expected product market reforms and technology adoption by Senegalese onion producers
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