Intensification or expansion? A new approach to measuring agricultural change

Drawing on a randomised controlled trial among rice farmers in Nigeria, we introduce a new method for linking village-level interventions with high-resolution earth observation data – which captures spatial variation in how new technologies spread and influence land use. While we find evidence that...

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Autores principales: Bloem, Jeffrey R., Lundberg, Clark
Formato: Opinion Piece
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: VoxDev 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176519
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description Drawing on a randomised controlled trial among rice farmers in Nigeria, we introduce a new method for linking village-level interventions with high-resolution earth observation data – which captures spatial variation in how new technologies spread and influence land use. While we find evidence that the adoption of improved fertiliser boosts agricultural productivity, the effects on tree canopy cover depend on the local landscape.
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spelling CGSpace1765192025-09-16T19:37:05Z Intensification or expansion? A new approach to measuring agricultural change Bloem, Jeffrey R. Lundberg, Clark agricultural development rice geographical information systems land-use change fertilizers canopy Drawing on a randomised controlled trial among rice farmers in Nigeria, we introduce a new method for linking village-level interventions with high-resolution earth observation data – which captures spatial variation in how new technologies spread and influence land use. While we find evidence that the adoption of improved fertiliser boosts agricultural productivity, the effects on tree canopy cover depend on the local landscape. 2025-09-16 2025-09-16T19:37:04Z 2025-09-16T19:37:04Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176519 en Open Access VoxDev Bloem, Jeffrey; and Lundberg, Clark. 2025. Intensification or expansion? A new approach to measuring agricultural change. VoxDev. Article published online on September 16, 2025. https://voxdev.org/topic/agriculture/intensification-or-expansion-new-approach-measuring-agricultural-change
spellingShingle agricultural development
rice
geographical information systems
land-use change
fertilizers
canopy
Bloem, Jeffrey R.
Lundberg, Clark
Intensification or expansion? A new approach to measuring agricultural change
title Intensification or expansion? A new approach to measuring agricultural change
title_full Intensification or expansion? A new approach to measuring agricultural change
title_fullStr Intensification or expansion? A new approach to measuring agricultural change
title_full_unstemmed Intensification or expansion? A new approach to measuring agricultural change
title_short Intensification or expansion? A new approach to measuring agricultural change
title_sort intensification or expansion a new approach to measuring agricultural change
topic agricultural development
rice
geographical information systems
land-use change
fertilizers
canopy
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176519
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