The impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial

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dc.creatorAbate, Gashaw T.
dc.creatorde Brauw, Alan
dc.creatorMinot, Nicholas
dc.creatorBernard, Tanguy
dc.date2015-09-25
dc.date2024-08-01T02:51:38Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:51:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:10:33Z
dc.descriptionThis study examines the impact of the Wheat Initiative technology package promoted by the research and extension systems in Ethiopia on wheat growers in the highlands of the country. The package includes improved wheat seed, a lower seeding density, row planting, fertilizer recommendations, and marketing assistance. The sample of 482 wheat growers was randomly assigned to one of three groups: the full-package intervention group, a marketing-assistance-only group, and a control group. The results suggest that the full-package farmers had 12–13 percent higher yields after controlling for the type of farmer and household characteristics. Implementation of the Wheat Initiative was successful in terms of the distribution of improved seed and fertilizer, though only 61 percent of the intervention group adopted row planting and few farmers received marketing assistance. The measured yield difference may underestimate the true yield difference associated with the technology because of incomplete adoption of the recommended practices by intervention farmers and adoption of some practices by control farmers.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150380
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/96774
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12425
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAbate, Gashaw T.; de Brauw, Alan; Minot, Nicholas; and Bernard, Tanguy. 2015. The impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1462. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150380
dc.subjecthybrids
dc.subjectrandomized controlled trial
dc.subjectvarieties
dc.subjectyields
dc.subjectwheat
dc.titleThe impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial
dc.typeWorking Paper

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