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of health and nutritional status of autarkic agricultural households in Rwanda, with respect to differences in socio …In rural areas of LDCs, because of market imperfections, the health and nutritional status of peasants may directly … sampling scheme. The various food outputs are generally found to have a positive influence on health and nutrition, whereas the …
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This dissertation contains three essays at the interface of agricultural and development economics. The motivation for this lies in the fact that various studies have shown the agricultural sector to be the main income source for the majority of the global poor and it will hence have to play a...
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Agricultural extension programs often train a few farmers and count on diffusion through social networks for the …-step experiment of an agronomy training program among Rwandan coffee farmers, we first randomize the concentration of trainees at the … farmers. We find no evidence of social diffusion; instead, control households experienced negative spillovers in high …
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through text messages in Kenya and Rwanda. The programs shared similar objectives but were implemented by three different … farmers across all experiments, we are sufficiently powered to detect small effects in real input purchase choices. Combining …
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