only improving the institutional environment, will not result in positive returns on investment for smallholders; reforms …

smallholders. The objective of this research is to understand how development organizations are conceptualizing and developing … agricultural value chains in Ghana to include smallholders. The study is based on case studies of five programs supported by … encourage the development of interlinked vertical contracts between smallholders and buyers and investments to improve the …

Despite the urbanization and gradual rise of medium-to-large scale farming sector, smallholders without substantial … agricultural mechanization among smallholders for whom the scope for exploiting complementarity with land is limited. We test the … farm power use, are important drivers of adoptions of agricultural mechanization among smallholders. Using the three rounds …

farming and overcome poverty. However, achieving that goal is challenging for smallholders given their lack of appropriate …

smallholders. Using a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences approach, the study finds that DSM led to a 26 percent increase …

, such as chemical fertilizer, improved seeds, and irrigation technologies, among smallholders. Past research and much policy … high transaction costs, can also play important roles in credit-rationing for smallholders. Using primary survey data from … Ethiopia and Tanzania, this study examines the nature of credit constraints facing smallholders and the factors that affect …