Using a multi-year randomised controlled trial in Tanzania and Mozambique, this paper
explores whether a complementary bundle of genetic and financial technologies can boost the resilience and productivity of small-scale farmers. The analysis shows that treatment-group farmers who experienced shocks and saw the technologies in action subsequently increased their agricultural investment beyond pre-shock levels.
This study examined the introduction of adaptively-bred maize varieties in an agro-ecological niche area in Western Kenya. The three-year randomized control trial revealed that the new seeds increased yields and revenues. The evidence suggests new ways for thinking about seed systems in agro-ecological niche areas.
This presentation took place at Nairobi, Kenya on February 8, 2017, and describes how CIMMYT research on hybrid adoption in Kenya distinguishes maize breeding at targeted high elevations.
This presentation took place in University of California Davis, United States describing how large seed companies can ignore the needs of smallholder farmers.
This presentation took place in University of California Davis, United States describing the basic elements involving saving on the inputs of seed, fertilizer and water for rice in Haiti.
We explore how dynamic field experiments can help (i) intended beneficiaries learn and understand these complicated benefit streams and (ii) researchers better understand how the poor respond to risk when faced with nonlinear welfare dynamics.
