Flagship 1 – Technological Innovation and Sustainable Intensification: October – December 2019 updates

FLAGSHIP 1 – TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION: OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2019 UPDATES

Publications

Journal articles

Ambler, Kate; de Brauw, Alan; and Godlonton, Susan. Cash transfers and management advice for agriculture: Evidence from Senegal. World Bank Economic Review. Article in press. First published online on October 31, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhz005

Chilemba, Joanna; and Ragasa, Catherine. The impact on farmer incomes of a nationwide scaling up of the farmer business school program: Lessons and insights from central Malawi. The European Journal of Development Research. Article in press. First published online on October 15, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-019-00246-y

Komarek, Adam M.; De Pinto, Alessandro; and Smith, Vincent H. 2020. A review of types of risks in agriculture: What we know and what we need to know. Agricultural Systems 178 (February 2020): 102738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102738

Komarek, Adam M.; Thurlow, James; Koo, Jawoo; and De Pinto, Alessandro. Economywide effects of climate‐smart agriculture in Ethiopia. Agricultural Economics 50(6): 765-778. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12523

Najjar, Dina; Baruah, Bipasha; and Garhi, Aman El. 2019. Women, irrigation and social norms in Egypt: ‘The more things change, the more they stay the same?’ Water Policy 21(2): 291-309. https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2019.154

Petsakos, Athanasios; Prager, Steven D.; Gonzalez, Carlos Eduardo; Gama, Arthur Chibwana; Sulser, Timothy B.; et al. 2019. Understanding the consequences of changes in the production frontiers for roots, tubers and bananas. Global Food Security 20 (March 2019): 180-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2018.12.005

Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L.; and Edeh, Hyacinth O. 2020. Effects of agricultural mechanization on economies of scope in crop production in Nigeria. Agricultural Systems 177 (January 2020): 102691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102691

Ward, Patrick S.; Makhija, Simrin; and Spielman, David J. Drought‐tolerant rice, weather index insurance, and comprehensive risk management for smallholders: Evidence from a multi‐year field experiment in India. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Article in press. First published online on October 15, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8489.12342

Xiong, Wei; Asseng, Senthold; Hoogenboom, Gerrit; Hernandez-Ochoa, Ixchel; Robertson, Richard D.; et al. Different uncertainty distribution between high and low latitudes in modelling warming impacts on wheat. Nature Food. Article in press. First published online on December 2, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-019-0004-2

Other publications

Fishman, Ram; Kishore, Avinash; Rothler, Yoav; Ward, Patrick S.; Singh, R. K. P.; and Jha, Shankar. 2019. Can information help reduce imbalanced application of fertilisers in India: Experimental evidence from Bihar. International Growth Centre Policy Brief 34104. https://www.theigc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Fishman-et-al-Policy-Brief-2019.pdf

Kishore, Avinash; Alvi, Muzna; and Krupnik, Timothy J. 2019. Development of balanced nutrient management innovations in South Asia: Lessons from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. CSISA Policy and Research Note 14. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133513

Kumar, Anjani; Verma, Smriti; Prasad, Amit Mohan; Kishore, Avinash; and Saroj, Sunil. 2019. The Million Farmers School: An evaluation of its impact on farmers’ agricultural knowledge in Uttar Pradesh, India. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1888. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133518

Lecoutere, Els; Spielman, David J.; and Van Campenhout, Bjorn. 2019. Empowering women with digital extension in Uganda: Effects of information and role models. Presented at the 6th African Conference of Agricultural Economists in Abuja, Nigeria, September 23-26, 2019. https://dx.doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.295694

Lecoutere, Els; Spielman, David J.; and Van Campenhout, Bjorn. 2019. Women’s empowerment, agricultural extension, and digitalization: Disentangling information and role model effects in rural Uganda. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1889. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133523

Ragasa, Catherine; Mthinda, Catherine; Chowa, Clodina; Mzungu, Diston; Kalagho, Kenan; and Kazembe, Cynthia. 2019. Assessing and strengthening Malawi’s pluralistic agricultural extension system: Evidence and lessons from a three-year research study. Project Note. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/133501

Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Liu, Yanyan. 2019. Geography of smallholders’ tractor adoptions and R&D–Induced land productivity: Evidence from household survey data in Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1871. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133436