Although it is increasingly recognized that aspirations drive economic behavior and outcomes, it is not fully understood how aspirations are formed (or eroded). However, it has been theoretically established that aspirations are socially constructed and formed under an aspiration window. An...

CONTEXT: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the climatic and biophysical potential to produce the crops it needs to meet rapidly growing food demand; however, agricultural productivity remains low. While potential maize yields in Zambia are 9 tonnes per hectare (t/ha), the average farmer produces only...