Targeting, bias, and expected impact of complex innovations on developing-country agriculture: Evidence from Malawi

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Institute
cg.contributor.crpDryland Systems
cg.contributor.crpIntegrated Systems for the Humid Tropics
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MW
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierBeliyou Haile: 0000-0003-4949-6740
cg.creator.identifierCarlo Azzarri: 0000-0002-0345-1304
cg.creator.identifierCleophelia Roberts: 0000-0001-6507-4172
cg.creator.identifierDavid J. Spielman: 0000-0002-6889-7358
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12336
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - HarvestChoice
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Africa Rising
cg.identifier.publicationRankA
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn1574-0862
cg.issue3
cg.journalAgricultural Economics
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.ilriAGRICULTURE
cg.subject.ilriINNOVATION SYSTEMS
cg.subject.ilriINTENSIFICATION
cg.subject.ilriPOLICY
cg.subject.ilriRESEARCH
cg.volume48
dc.contributor.authorHaile, Beliyou
dc.contributor.authorAzzarri, Carlo
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, C.
dc.contributor.authorSpielman, David J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:13:09Zen
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:13:09Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/79448
dc.titleTargeting, bias, and expected impact of complex innovations on developing-country agriculture: Evidence from Malawien
dcterms.abstractAgronomic analyses of new technologies are often conducted under carefully controlled research station programs or trials managed by self‐selected farmers. Oftentimes, the technologies are then scaled up with minimal evaluation under real‐world conditions. Yet, the interim step between agronomic trials and large‐scale promotion is crucial to generate evidence on the social and economic impact of technologies that is both internally valid and generalizable. The article focuses on a participatory action research program in Malawi designed to test and identify scalable technology options to intensify the smallholder sector and contribute to poverty reduction and food and nutrition security. We examine the socioeconomic characteristics of farmers testing technologies and find evidence of systematic targeting of better‐endowed farmers. After controlling for observable differences using matching and a doubly robust estimator, we find evidence of early positive effects on maize yield and harvest value, although placebo tests suggest possible selection on unobservables. We note that attention should be given to program design and household characterization to better define and improve targeting criteria, technology selection, and external validity.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2016-12-29
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHaile, B., Azzarri, C., Roberts, C. and Spielman, D.J. 2016. Targeting, bias, and expected impact of complex innovations on developing-country agriculture: Evidence from Malawi. Agricultural Economics 48:1-10en
dcterms.extentpp. 317-326
dcterms.issued2017-05
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherWiley
dcterms.relationhttp://purl.umn.edu/211697en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbab054en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/5699
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectinnovationen
dcterms.subjectresearchen
dcterms.subjectintensificationen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectseedsen
dcterms.subjecttechnologyen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.subjectmaizeen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectharvestingen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectdevelopment programmesen
dcterms.subjectagronomyen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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