Database Project : CRSPs

Household-Level Impacts of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Haiti: An SRI intervention with training, insured credit, and coordination by irrigation bloc

Haiti is one of the poorest and most food insecure countries in the world, and improvements in productivity for staple crops such as rice are crucial […]

Start Date: 2013/06/01
End Date: 2016/12/31
Project Code: Not Available
Lead University: University of California - Davis

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Topic: Capacity Building, Markets

CRSP: BASIS Assets and Market Access (AMA)

Database: Project

Tailoring Contract Farming to Smallholders: Experimental Evidence on Enrollment Impact, Insurance Provision, and Communication Technologies

The research proposes three field experiments in Kenya to evaluate the potential of contract farming schemes to increase smallholder welfare. In the first intervention, a large […]

Start Date: 2013/06/01
End Date: 2017/11/30
Project Code: Not Available
Lead University: Stanford University

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Innovation, Markets

CRSP: BASIS Assets and Market Access (AMA)

Database: Project

Evaluating the Socio-Economic Impacts of Western Seed’s Hybrid Maize Program

This study will evaluate the impact of Western Seed Company’s (WSC) hybrid maize program on the welfare of smallholder farmers in Kenya’s mid-altitude regions. This locally-based […]

Start Date: 2013/06/01
End Date: 2016/09/30
Project Code: Not Available
Lead University: University of California - Davis

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Food Security

CRSP: BASIS Assets and Market Access (AMA)

Database: Project

Complementarities of Training, Technology, and Credit in Smallholder Agriculture: Impact, Sustainability, and Policy for Scaling-up

Programs of training and time-limited subsidization of inputs or capital are often pursued to overcome barriers to farmers’ technology adoption. How successful is this model in […]

Start Date: 2013/06/01
End Date: 2017/09/30
Project Code: Not Available
Lead University: George Washington University

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Capacity Building, Food Security, Policy

CRSP: BASIS Assets and Market Access (AMA)

Database: Project

Promoting Adoption of Improved Production Technologies among Smallholders in Ghana via Coupled Credit and Index Insurance Contracts

The Ohio State University and the African Center for Economic Transformation, in collaboration with the University of Ghana, propose to undertake a three-year program of research, […]