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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.authorSchündeln, Matthias
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-19T19:28:47Z
dc.date.available2023-12-19T19:28:47Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-17
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. We propose that costly attention may be part of the explanation for this. In our 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, we identify 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/099708012082332500/IDU0ed24a79e0aa9304fc508658009840b0490be
dc.identifier.citationThe World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40763
dc.identifier.issn0258-6770 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1564-698X (online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40763
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPublished by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectADVICE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectRATIONAL INATTENTION
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.titleThe Demand for Adviceen
dc.title.subtitleTheory and Empirical Evidence from Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africaen
dc.typeJournal Article
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okr.crossref.titleThe Demand for Advice: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
okr.date.disclosure2023-12-19
okr.date.lastmodified2023-12-08T00:00:00Zen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099708012082332500/IDU0ed24a79e0aa9304fc508658009840b0490be
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okr.identifier.doidoi.org/10.1093/wber/lhab001
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40763
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34210691
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okr.identifier.report186281
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okr.pagenumber91–113
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicAgriculture::Agriculture & Farming Systems
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Sector Economics
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
okr.volume36 (1)
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