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When prices spike Identifying excessive volatility in fertilizer markets
Sharp and volatile fertilizer price movements can hinder adoption and reduce agricultural productivity, especially among vulnerable smallholders....
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Pork safety across Vietnams traditional markets microbial contamination and vendor knowledge attitudes and practices
Foodborne diseases are a major cause of illness in low- and middle-income countries, and most are due to fresh foods sold in traditional markets....
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Flat planting of cassava is more productive economic and laboursaving than in annual ridges in the highrainfall environments of Northern Zambia
Context: Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a strategic crop for food and income generation, but its productivity is challenged by low soil...
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Can a lighttouch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes Evidence from Ethiopia
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The effect of teacher training and community literacy programming on teacher and student outcomes
Motivated by extremely low levels of basic reading skills in sub-Saharan Africa, we experimentally evaluate two interventions designed to enhance...
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How much do our neighbors really know The limits of communitybased targeting
Social assistance programs in developing countries often rely on local community members to identify potential beneficiaries. As community members...
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Agricultural technology adoption and deforestation Evidence from a randomized control trial
We study the effect of the adoption of improved agricultural inputs on deforestation using a randomized control trial in Nigeria which introduced a...