A model is developed for peasant households in land abundant areas who choose between two technologies for land preparation: a manual one and one using draught animals. For draught a minimum number of animals is required so that a technological non convexity exists. It follows that certain...

On-farm production diversity and improved access to markets are correlated with more nutritious household diets. However, the efficacy of these relationships remains unclear. This paper provides a theoretical framework for understanding the relationship between market access, on-farm production...

The rural poor are often marginalized and restricted from access to markets, public services and information, mainly due to poor connections to transport and communication infrastructure. Despite these unfavorable conditions, agricultural technology investments are believed to unleash unused...