The improvement of agricultural productivity using technology is an important avenue for increasing output and reducing poverty in sub-Saharan countries. However, the low adoption of high yield varieties has been identified as one of the main reasons for low productivity in sub-Saharan Africa....

The improvement of agricultural productivity using technology is an important avenue for increasing output and reducing poverty in sub-Saharan countries. However, the low adoption of high yield varieties has been identified as one of the main reasons for low productivity in sub-Saharan Africa....

Financial markets in developing countries are imperfect and are likely to affect decision-making behaviour of economic agents, especially smallholder farm households. This thesis, comprising four articles, aimed to understand and explain farm household economic behaviour with reference to...