Behavioral interventions in informal seed systems to nudge sustainable demand for quality seed of sweetpotato
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Context: The introduction of quality-certified seed (QCS) in the informal farmer network-based seed systems, which have largely relied on informal signals of quality, represents a promising innovation towards integrated seed sector development, combining formal and informal sector elements. At the same time, behavioral nudges have emerged as potentially powerful ways to encourage the uptake of innovations among smallholder farmers in developing countries.
Electricity price hikes raise firewood consumption and women's collection time in Malawi
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Carbon pricing is proposed as an efficient instrument to reduce carbon emissions and curb climate change. However, in low-income countries, the resulting rise in energy prices can lead to significant trade-offs with other development objectives.
Comparing greenhouse gas emission and the social costs of paddy production with and without laser land leveling adoption: a case study of paddy mono-cropping system in Vietnam
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In this study, we aim to estimate the causal effects of LLL on input usage and yield and use the results on treatment effect as inputs for the incremental cost benefit analysis in paddy production in the Mekong Delta region, Vietnam. The findings affirm the economic feasibility of the LLL technique, as indicated by both private and social analyses.
Laser land leveling technique for paddy mono-cropping system in Vietnam: Addressing land fragmentation, demand heterogeneity, and productivity
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PurposeThe study investigates determinants of willingness to pay (WTP) for laser land leveling (LLL) technology, its demand heterogeneity across individual farmers and plot characteristics and the technology's empirical impact on paddy productivity.Design/methodology/approachThe study applies the Becker-DeGroote, Marschak style to elicit the WTP for LLL technology and the Cragg model to examine the determinants of the WTP to capture both the demand decision and affordability.