Quality doesn't speak for itself: Evidence from the Senegalese onion market Agriculture market reforms that allow quality recognition enable farmers to capture higher prices and lead to adoption of better technology Agriculture Tanguy Bernard Alain De Janvry Samba Mbaye Elisabeth Sadoulet Published 27.02.18
The impact of the Green Revolution on structural change The introduction of high-yield crop varieties led to greater entrenchment in the agricultural sector, while reducing urban and industrial growth Agriculture Jacob Moscona Published 29.01.18
Protecting insecure farmers Lorenzo Casaburi on how timing is crucial for increasing crop insurance adoption among smallholder farmers. Pay-at-harvest premiums could be a solution. Agriculture Lorenzo Casaburi Published 25.01.18
Land rights and agricultural efficiency Legal protection for agricultural land leasing contracts facilitates productivity-enhancing trades and increases agricultural efficiency Agriculture Amalavoyal Chari Yongxiang Wang Shing-Yi Wang Published 22.01.18
Piggyback exporting, intermediation, and the distribution of the gains from trade in agricultural markets How much of the world price of export crops trickles down to small farmers, who sell through agribusinesses and traders with market power? Agriculture Swati Dhingra Silvana Tenreyro Published 04.12.17
Agricultural markets in ‘rising’ Africa Recent empirical research on sub-Saharan African agricultural markets paints a cautiously optimistic picture of supply chain performance Agriculture Lorenzo Casaburi Brian Dillon Tristan Reed Published 20.11.17
Exerting market power: Competition among agricultural traders in Kenya Low competition undermines consumer welfare. Collusive agreements are flexible enough to deflect the effect of a small number of new traders. Agriculture Lauren Falcao Bergquist Published 27.10.17
Increasing crop insurance adoption among smallholder farmers with pay-at-harvest premium payment The cost of insurance comes before the benefit. For crop insurance, pay-at-harvest premiums remove this gap, and can increase demand substantially. Agriculture Lorenzo Casaburi Jack Willis Published 22.08.17
