The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia
We assess the impact of the promotion of row planting at reduced seed rate on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia. Results indicate that the program to scale-up row planting, on average, has a positive but moderate effect on teff yield. These findings, however, are in contrast with larger yield increas...
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2013
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| author | Vandercasteelen, Joachim Dereje, Mekdim Minten, Bart Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum |
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| description | We assess the impact of the promotion of row planting at reduced seed rate on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia. Results indicate that the program to scale-up row planting, on average, has a positive but moderate effect on teff yield. These findings, however, are in contrast with larger yield increases found on village demonstration plots, in more controlled settings, and with the expectations of teff farmers. The differences are linked to problems in the implementation of the program and of its recommendations, to methodological issues, and likely to over-optimism on the potential of row planting in real farm settings. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1536762025-11-06T04:30:34Z The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia Vandercasteelen, Joachim Dereje, Mekdim Minten, Bart Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum technology yields teff cereal crops productivity improvement We assess the impact of the promotion of row planting at reduced seed rate on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia. Results indicate that the program to scale-up row planting, on average, has a positive but moderate effect on teff yield. These findings, however, are in contrast with larger yield increases found on village demonstration plots, in more controlled settings, and with the expectations of teff farmers. The differences are linked to problems in the implementation of the program and of its recommendations, to methodological issues, and likely to over-optimism on the potential of row planting in real farm settings. 2013 2024-10-01T13:57:07Z 2024-10-01T13:57:07Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153676 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Vandercasteelen, Joachim; Dereje, Mekdim; Minten, Bart; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum 2013. The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153676 |
| spellingShingle | technology yields teff cereal crops productivity improvement Vandercasteelen, Joachim Dereje, Mekdim Minten, Bart Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia |
| title | The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia |
| title_full | The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia |
| title_short | The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers teff yields in ethiopia |
| topic | technology yields teff cereal crops productivity improvement |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153676 |
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