Disseminating market information via mobile phones to cashew producers: an impact evaluation in Guinea-Bissau

Pereira, Brais Álvarez; Schinaia, Giulio

doi:10.1257/rct.4740-5.0

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“…Specifically, as mobile phone usage expands in rural areas, governments and non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) are deploying mobile communication to provide customized, data‐based agricultural information to farmers. These interventions can disseminate weather and pest forecasts that improve crop management (Alley et al, 2019), provide market and price information (Courtois & Subervie, 2015; Schaber et al, 2021), and use place‐based data to improve the accuracy and diversity of agents’ instruction (Ortiz‐Crespo et al, 2020; Oyinbo et al, 2021).…”

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Digital tools for rural agriculture extension: Impacts of mobile‐based advisories on agricultural practices in Southern India

Singh

Slotznick

Stein

2023

J of Agr & App Econ Assoc

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This paper presents the results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a digital extension program in cashewgrowing communities in Andhra Pradesh, India, which provided agricultural information using a combination of in-person video, SMS, and interactive voice recording messages. The study finds that the use of mobile channels significantly improved farmers' recall, knowledge, and adoption of new techniques relative to farmers who only received videos. We do not find positive effects on farmer production or yield. We conclude that in our context, mobile-based services are a promising supplement that can improve farmer outcomes and boost the reach and inclusivity of agriculture extension.

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