The impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial
This study examines the impact of the Wheat Initiative technology package promoted by the research and extension systems in Ethiopia on wheat growers in the highlands of the country. The package includes improved wheat seed, a lower seeding density, row planting, fertilizer recommendations, and mark...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2014
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| author | Abate, Gashaw T. de Brauw, Alan Minot, Nicholas Bernard, Tanguy |
| author_browse | Abate, Gashaw T. Bernard, Tanguy Minot, Nicholas de Brauw, Alan |
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| description | This study examines the impact of the Wheat Initiative technology package promoted by the research and extension systems in Ethiopia on wheat growers in the highlands of the country. The package includes improved wheat seed, a lower seeding density, row planting, fertilizer recommendations, and marketing assistance. The sample of 482 wheat growers was randomly assigned to one of three groups: the full-package intervention group, a marketing-assistance-only group, and a control group. The results suggest that the full-package farmers had 12–13 percent higher yields after controlling for the type of farmer and household characteristics. Implementation of the Wheat Initiative was successful in terms of the distribution of improved seed and fertilizer, though only 61 percent of the intervention group adopted row planting and few farmers received marketing assistance. The measured yield difference may underestimate the true yield difference associated with the technology because of incomplete adoption of the recommended practices by intervention farmers and adoption of some practices by control farmers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1503792025-11-06T05:12:33Z The impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial Abate, Gashaw T. de Brauw, Alan Minot, Nicholas Bernard, Tanguy randomized controlled trials varieties yields wheat This study examines the impact of the Wheat Initiative technology package promoted by the research and extension systems in Ethiopia on wheat growers in the highlands of the country. The package includes improved wheat seed, a lower seeding density, row planting, fertilizer recommendations, and marketing assistance. The sample of 482 wheat growers was randomly assigned to one of three groups: the full-package intervention group, a marketing-assistance-only group, and a control group. The results suggest that the full-package farmers had 12–13 percent higher yields after controlling for the type of farmer and household characteristics. Implementation of the Wheat Initiative was successful in terms of the distribution of improved seed and fertilizer, though only 61 percent of the intervention group adopted row planting and few farmers received marketing assistance. The measured yield difference may underestimate the true yield difference associated with the technology because of incomplete adoption of the recommended practices by intervention farmers and adoption of some practices by control farmers. 2014 2024-08-01T02:51:38Z 2024-08-01T02:51:38Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150379 en https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12425 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Abate, Gashaw T.; de Brauw, Alan; Minot, Nicholas; and Bernard, Tanguy. 2015. The impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. REAP Report. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150379 |
| spellingShingle | randomized controlled trials varieties yields wheat Abate, Gashaw T. de Brauw, Alan Minot, Nicholas Bernard, Tanguy The impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial |
| title | The impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | The impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | The impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | The impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | impact of the use of new technologies on farmers wheat yield in ethiopia evidence from a randomized controlled trial |
| topic | randomized controlled trials varieties yields wheat |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150379 |
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