When Farm Subsidies Follow the Land, Leases Shrink and Trust Breaks Down
New research from China shows that when agricultural subsidies flow to tenant farmers, land lease contracts shorten and become riskier, ...
Tag: agricultural economics
Simple Yield Charts Triple Kenyan Farmers’ Demand for Top Maize Hybrids
A randomized trial at Kenyan agro-dealer shops shows that a simple chart of farmer-reported hybrid yields nearly tripled demand for ...
Diesel Pumps Win on Output but Lose on Profit in Ethiopia’s Irrigation Race
A new study of Ethiopian smallholder farms finds that diesel pumps deliver the highest production per hectare but electric and ...
Farming Together Pays: Cluster Maize Cuts Inefficiency in Southern Ethiopia
A study of 421 smallholder farmers in southern Ethiopia finds that cluster-based maize production raises technical efficiency from 60 to ...
High Agro-Dealer Turnover in Tanzania Undermines Farmer Trust and Fertilizer Adoption
A decade-long study in Tanzania finds that extremely high entry and exit rates among agro-dealers shape farmer distrust of fertilizer ...
Twenty-Year Optimization Model Boosts Orchard Profits by a Third in Water-Scarce Chile
A nonlinear optimization model applied to a real Chilean fruit enterprise over twenty years increased cumulative net profits by 32.7 ...
When Wheat Prices Spike, Bread Doesn’t Always Follow: New Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina
A first systematic econometric study of Bosnia and Herzegovina's wheat-flour-bread chain finds weak, delayed, and partly asymmetric price transmission, cautioning ...
Only One in Ten Farms Irrigates: The Hidden Barriers Holding Back Southern Ethiopia’s Smallholders
A large-scale econometric study of over 33,000 households finds that only 9.4 percent of farmers in southern Ethiopia irrigate, with ...
Ethiopia’s Oilseed Yields Hinge on Soil Conservation, Not More Fertilizer, 19-Year Study Finds
A 19-year analysis of Ethiopian survey data finds that soil conservation, crop protection and water catchment practices, rather than added ...
Seeds and Labour Drive India’s Cotton and Sugarcane Farm Profits Over 26 Years
A 26-year panel analysis of Indian state-level data finds that seed investment dominates cotton profitability while hired labour drives sugarcane ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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