Agriculture support services in Malawi: Direct effects, complementarities, and time dynamics

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dc.creatorAmbler, Kate
dc.creatorde Brauw, Alan
dc.creatorGodlonton, Susan
dc.date2018-05-11
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:42Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:42Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:11:40Z
dc.descriptionUsing a randomized controlled trial, we examine the impacts of cash and input transfers, and a cross-randomized program of intensive agricultural extension over two years. We find large effects on the total value of agricultural production from the transfers (both cash and inputs) in both years. Gains to production are driven by an increase in resources allocated to inputs, specifically pesticides (in the first year) and casual labor (both years). We see no direct evidence that intensive extension is more effective than lead farmer extension support after one year. However, we do find evidence of production gains attributable to intensive extension in the subsequent year, highlighting important time dynamics. In the first year, farmers experience the best outcomes when they receive both transfers and extension, though that pattern is less clear in year 2.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145588
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/97319
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103601
dc.relationhttps://www.ifpri.org/blog/adapting-and-implementing-fomento-africa-learning-through-partners-workshop
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147988
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146437
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAmbler, Kate; de Brauw, Alan; and Godlonton, Susan. 2018. Agriculture support services in Malawi: Direct effects, complementarities, and time dynamics. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1725. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145588
dc.subjectcapital
dc.subjectagricultural production
dc.subjectagricultural extension
dc.subjectimpact
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjectinformation services
dc.subjectsocioeconomic development
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectfarm inputs
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectrural development
dc.subjectcash transfers
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectcapital allocation
dc.titleAgriculture support services in Malawi: Direct effects, complementarities, and time dynamics
dc.typeWorking Paper

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