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The gendered crisis : livelihoods and mental well-being in India during COVID-19
Afridi, Farzana; Dhillon, Amrita; Roy, Sanchari - 2021
urban informal-sector workers in India. First, we find that men's employment declined by 84 percentage points post …
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Inputs, networks and quality-upgrading : Evidence from China in India
Copestake, Alexander - 2021
This paper exploits China’s accession to the WTO to investigate the propagation of a supply shock across the Indian production network. Consistent with a model of multi-product manufacturers gaining access to higher-quality components, a fall in input tariffs raises revenue, quality and prices...
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Social networks and farmer exposure to improved crop varieties in Tanzania
Muange, Elijah Nzula; Schwarze, Stefan; Qaim, Matin - 2014
In Sub-Sahara Africa, adoption rates of improved crop varieties remain relatively low, which is partly due to farmers’ limited access to information. In smallholder settings, information often spreads through informal networks. Better understanding of such networks could potentially help to...
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Communicating with farmers through social networks
Benyishay, Ariel; Mobarak, Ahmed Mushfiq - 2013
Low adoption of productive agricultural technologies is a puzzle. Agricultural extension services rely on external agents to communicate with farmers, although social networks are known to be the most credible source of information about new technologies. We conduct a large-scale field...
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Diffusion of agricultural innovations in Guinea-Bissau : from learning to doing
Caeiro, Rute Martins - 2022
This paper analyses the pathways of technology diffusion through social networks, following the experimental introduction of new technologies in Guinea-Bissau. In the context of an agricultural extension project, we document both the direct effects of this intervention and subsequent diffusion...
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Effects of Social Network Structure on the Diffusion and Adoption of Agricultural Technology : Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
Todo, Yasuyuki; Matous, Petr; Mojo, Dagne - 2014
This paper investigates the effects of social network structure on the diffusion of agricultural technologies using household-level panel data from Ethiopia. We correct for possible biases due to the endogeneity of social networks using a social experiment in which we provide mobile phones to...
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Social Networks and Renewable Energy Technology Adoption : Empirical Evidence from Biogas Adoption in China
He, Pan; Lovo, Stefania; Veronesi, Marcella - 2022
We provide novel empirical evidence on the association between social networks and the adoption of renewable energy technology. We distinguish between two main transmission mechanisms through which social networks can affect renewable energy technology adoption: information diffusion and social...
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Communicating with Farmers Through Social Networks
BenYishay, Ariel - 2014
Low adoption of productive agricultural technologies is a puzzle. Agricultural extension services rely on external agents to communicate with farmers, although social networks are known to be the most credible source of information about new technologies. We conduct a large-scale field...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013063172
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Impact of Wheat Frontline Demonstrations in India : A Decade of Experience
Singh, Satyavir; Kumar, Anuj; R, Sendhil; Singh, Randhir; … - 2020
programme. Wheat is an important cereal crop of India fulfilling food as well as nutritional security of millions. The crop has … India being the second largest producer of wheat, there exists regional variation in production across states as well as …, analyse the decadal trends in FLDs allotted, conducted, varieties and technologies demonstrated at farmers’ field across India …
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Market Oriented Advisory Services Through Women Advisory Service Providers in Punjab, India : The Case of Value Addition Through Food Processing
Meena, M. - 2013
challenge as they play a decisive role in many facets of agricultural sector in India. Self-help groups (SHGs) have emerged as … significantly (Meena et al. 2006). In pluralistic extension system in India public extension plays an important role. Central … services to Women Self Help Groups in Punjab state of India in food processing sector and thereby making them socially and …
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