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The Demand for Advice: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorNaeher, Dominik
dc.contributor.authorSchundeln, Matthias
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-04T17:05:31Z
dc.date.available2021-02-04T17:05:31Z
dc.date.issued2021-02
dc.description.abstractLow levels of investment into modern technologies, and limited use of measures that have low monetary cost but the potential for high yields, are often regarded as obstacles to further agricultural development. This paper investigates farmers’ demand for one such measure, namely agricultural advisory services. These have modest (most frequently zero) monetary user cost but, according to some recent research, have the potential to result in large increases of yields. Yet, demand for these extension services is often low. This study proposes that costly attention may be part of the explanation for this. In the model, advisory services are available free of charge, but positive effects on production are only realized if farmers devote attention to listening to and implementing the provided advice. Modeling farmers as rational decision makers facing scarce attention, the study identifies the circumstances under which farmers may optimally abstain from demanding advisory services. The model complements the insights of other theories commonly used to explain suboptimal farm decisions and outcomes, and generates testable predictions, which are consistent with empirical evidence based on a large farm-level panel dataset from Sub-Saharan Africa.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/885441612294787514/The-Demand-for-Advice-Theory-and-Empirical-Evidence-from-Farmers-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9532
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35105
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9532
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectRATIONAL INATTENTION
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.titleThe Demand for Adviceen
dc.title.subtitleTheory and Empirical Evidence from Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africaen
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleThe Demand for Advice: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
okr.date.disclosure2021-02-02
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:42:43.180593Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/885441612294787514/The-Demand-for-Advice-Theory-and-Empirical-Evidence-from-Farmers-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa
okr.guid885441612294787514
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9532
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08825bfa4_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum32801177
okr.identifier.reportWPS9532
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/885441612294787514/pdf/The-Demand-for-Advice-Theory-and-Empirical-Evidence-from-Farmers-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Western and Central (AFW)
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
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okr.statistics.dr885441612294787514
okr.statistics.drstats441
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Extension
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Knowledge & Information Systems
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Information Technology
okr.unitDevelopment Policy Team, Development Economics
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