Finding missing markets (and a disturbing epilogue) : evidence from an export crop adoption and marketing intervention in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorAshraf, Nava
dc.contributor.authorGiné, Xavier
dc.contributor.authorKarlan, Dean
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-30T17:28:55Z
dc.date.available2010-03-30T17:28:55Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionDue to copyright restrictions, this item cannot be shareden
dc.description.abstractA DrumNet project led to increases in production of export-oriented crops and lower marketing costs; this translated into household income gains for new adopters. However, one year after the study ended, the exporter refused to continue buying cash crops from the farmers because the conditions of the farms did not satisfy European export requirements. DrumNet collapsed in this region as farmers were forced to sell to middlemen and defaulted on their loans. The risk of such events may partly explain why many seemingly more profitable export crops are not adopted. DrumNet provides smallholder farmers with information and loans supporting cultivation of export crops.en
dc.formatTexten
dc.format.extent1 digital file (39 p.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/42597
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC, USen
dc.subjectFIELD EXPERIMENTATIONen
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONen
dc.subjectEXPORT CROPSen
dc.subjectFOOD STANDARDSen
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDSen
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIERSen
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETSen
dc.subjectKENYAen
dc.titleFinding missing markets (and a disturbing epilogue) : evidence from an export crop adoption and marketing intervention in Kenyaen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
idrc.docdelivLink sent to requester : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23550476_Finding_missing_markets_and_a_disturbing_epilogue_evidence_from_an_export_crop_adoption_and_marketing_intervention_in_Kenyaen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber103745001
idrc.project.number103745
idrc.project.titleDrumNet : Building a GSM-enabled Information System for Smallholder Farmers in Kenya - Phase IIen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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