Incentives and the Diffusion of Agricultural Knowledge: Experimental Evidence from Northern Uganda
We present results of a randomized evaluation that assesses the effects of different incentives for diffusion of agricultural knowledge by smallholders in northern Uganda. Randomly‐selected disseminating farmers (DFs) from a large sample of villages are assigned to one of three experimental arms: (a) training about climate smart agriculture, (b) training plus a material reward for knowledge diffusion, and (c) training plus a reputational gain for knowledge diffusion. We find that leveraging somebody's reputation (or social recognition) has a positive impact on DFs' experimentation and diffusion effort. This impact is stronger than that measured in the private material rewards treatment.
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dig-wur-nl-wurpubs-5642812024-12-04 Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia Pieters, Janneke Bulte, Erwin Läderach, Peter Article/Letter to editor American Journal of Agricultural Economics 101 (2019) 4 ISSN: 0002-9092 Incentives and the Diffusion of Agricultural Knowledge: Experimental Evidence from Northern Uganda 2019 We present results of a randomized evaluation that assesses the effects of different incentives for diffusion of agricultural knowledge by smallholders in northern Uganda. Randomly‐selected disseminating farmers (DFs) from a large sample of villages are assigned to one of three experimental arms: (a) training about climate smart agriculture, (b) training plus a material reward for knowledge diffusion, and (c) training plus a reputational gain for knowledge diffusion. We find that leveraging somebody's reputation (or social recognition) has a positive impact on DFs' experimentation and diffusion effort. This impact is stronger than that measured in the private material rewards treatment. en application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/incentives-and-the-diffusion-of-agricultural-knowledge-experiment 10.1093/ajae/aaz010 https://edepot.wur.nl/521768 Incentives climate smart agriculture pro-social behavior social learning technology transfer https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Wageningen University & Research |
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We present results of a randomized evaluation that assesses the effects of different incentives for diffusion of agricultural knowledge by smallholders in northern Uganda. Randomly‐selected disseminating farmers (DFs) from a large sample of villages are assigned to one of three experimental arms: (a) training about climate smart agriculture, (b) training plus a material reward for knowledge diffusion, and (c) training plus a reputational gain for knowledge diffusion. We find that leveraging somebody's reputation (or social recognition) has a positive impact on DFs' experimentation and diffusion effort. This impact is stronger than that measured in the private material rewards treatment. |
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Incentives and the Diffusion of Agricultural Knowledge: Experimental Evidence from Northern Uganda |
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