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Knowledge and Adoption of Complex Agricultural Technologies: Evidence from an Extension Experiment

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dc.contributor.authorHörner, Denise
dc.contributor.authorBouguen, Adrien
dc.contributor.authorFrölich, Markus
dc.contributor.authorWollni, Meike
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-19T19:06:13Z
dc.date.available2023-12-19T19:06:13Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-09
dc.description.abstractIn most of Sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural extension models have become more decentralized and participatory and thus rely on effective farmer-to-farmer learning, while increasingly including nontraditional forms of education. At the same time, agricultural technologies become more complex and are now often promoted as integrated packages, which are likely to increase the complexity of the diffusion process. Based on a randomized controlled trial, this study assesses the effects of “farmer-to-farmer” extension and a video intervention on adoption of a complex technology package among 2,382 smallholders in Ethiopia. Both extension-only and extension combined with video increase adoption and knowledge of the package, especially of its more complex components; on average, however, the video intervention has no additional effect on adoption. Knowledge and the number of adopted practices also increase among farmers not actively participating in extension activities, which suggests information diffusion. For this group, the additional video intervention has a reinforcing effect, and particularly fosters adoption of the integrated package.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099646212082350827/IDU0fed712ae01c250430e089f00bcaf56560886
dc.identifier.citationThe World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40761
dc.identifier.issn0258-6770 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1564-698X (online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40761
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.subjectRANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
dc.subjectINTEGRATED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.titleKnowledge and Adoption of Complex Agricultural Technologiesen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from an Extension Experimenten
dc.typeJournal Article
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okr.crossref.titleKnowledge and Adoption of Complex Agricultural Technologies: Evidence from an Extension Experiment
okr.date.disclosure2023-12-19
okr.date.lastmodified2023-12-08T00:00:00Zen
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okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40761
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Knowledge & Information Systems
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Applications
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
okr.volume36 (1)
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