the susceptibility of the program to political clientelism. This paper uses expenditure data at the local level in Andhra … patronage played a small part in fund distribution after the 2009 election. Indeed most variation in expenditures is explained …

developing world. Financial and technological innovations that mitigate these risks have the potential to greatly benefit farmers … independently and in a bundled package. Findings indicate that farmers are generally unwilling to pay for drought-tolerant rice …€™ valuation of the rice increases. Farmers value insurance on its own, but even more so when bundled with the drought …

smallholder farmers in developing countries, and offers policy recommendations to help potentially profitable smallholders meet …

for many developing countries to strengthen the contribution their farmers make to national economic growth and poverty …

the demands of small farmers, set priorities, and provide transparency and accountability with regard to funding and …