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Networks, incentives and technology adoption: evidence from a randomised experiment in Uganda

Shikuku, K.M.; Melesse, M.B.; Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku: 0000-0003-2290-074X (2020)

Type: Journal Article

We use data from a randomised experiment in Uganda to examine effects of incentives on the decision to adopt drought-tolerant maize varieties (DTMVs) and mechanisms through which effects occur. We find that social recognition ...
To cluster or not to cluster farmers? Influences on network interactions, risk perceptions, and adoption of aquaculture practices

Joffre, O.M.; Poortvliet, M.; Klerkx, L.; Olivier M. Joffre: 0000-0002-7857-5766; Laurens Klerkx: 0000-0002-1664-886X (2019)

Type: Journal Article

Over the course of just a few years, shrimp farming has become a major aquaculture production system in coastal areas of several developing countries across the globe. However, farmers are facing a variety of risks related ...
Why are cluster farmers adopting more aquaculture technologies and practices? The role of trust and interaction within shrimp farmers' networks in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Joffre, O.M.; de Vries, J.; Klerkx, L.; Poortvliet, M.; Olivier M. Joffre: 0000-0002-7857-5766; Laurens Klerkx: 0000-0002-1664-886X

Type: Journal Article

A common avenue to enable adoption of technologies and practices by small-scale producers is by means of farmer clusters. These are achieved by building networks and partnerships between farmers and other actors within the ...