Given the stagnant agricultural productivity and persistent food insecurity in low‐income
countries—notably in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA)—there has been continued interest in the …

With new possibilities offered by information and communications technology (ICT), an
abundance of products, services, and projects has emerged with the promise of revitalizing …

More than a decade ago, the Chinese government created several agricultural programs
with the objective to promote food security and to foster environmental sustainability via the …

Global poverty rates have declined considerably, but the number of people living in extreme
poverty remains high. Many of the world's poor are smallholder farmers. Agricultural …

There is strong advocacy for agricultural machinery appropriate for smallholder farmers in
South Asia. Such 'scale-appropriate'machinery can increase returns to land and labour …

We analyse the impact of improved chickpea adoption on welfare in Ethiopia using three
rounds of panel data. First, we estimate the determinants of improved chickpea adoption …

The prevalence of organic farming and other sustainability standards is increasing around
the globe. While effects of organic farming on productivity, income, and poverty alleviation …

Commercialisation of smallholder agriculture is important for rural economic growth. While
previous studies have analysed effects of commercialisation on productivity and income …

In the wake of climate change, there is now a resurgence of interest in the promotion of crop
diversification as a climate smart agricultural practice in Sub-Saharan Africa. The …

China's rural e-commerce has been develo** quickly over the last decade, and it has
shown significant spatial aggregation in some areas. This paper examines this development …