Agricultural market reforms and technology adoption in Senegal
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Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative
Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative
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Many smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa do not use basic agricultural technologies to improve crop quality. In the Senegal River Valley, researchers tested whether receiving advance information on a market reform—introducing quality labels for onions and selling by weight—would lead to changes in farmers’ production habits.
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onions, agriculture, smallholders, innovation adoption, agricultural economics, quality labels