Widely observed low rates of input utilization with potential yield gaps reduced through input intensification in cereals. The average sorghum yields in Burkina Faso are estimated at 0.8 tons/hectare, despite agronomic estimates of 2 tons/hectare. Why do not farmers adopt new seed and/or fertilizers to increase yields? Are demand or supply constraints potentially more binding?

This presentation is based on AMA Innovation Lab projects for the 2013 BASIS/I4 Technical Committee Meeting. This meeting gathered researchers affiliated with the Index Insurance Innovation Initiative (I4) at UC Davis.

This presentation took place in University of California Davis, United States.