%0 Report
        %A Fishman, Ram
%A Smith, Stephen C.
%A Bobic, Vida
%A Sulaiman, Munshi
        %T Can Agricultural Extension and Input Support Be Discontinued? Evidence from a Randomized Phaseout in Uganda
        %D 2019
        %8 2019 Jul
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 12476
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp12476
        %X Many development programs that attempt to disseminate improved technologies are limited in duration, either because of external funding constraints or an assumption of impact sustainability; but there is limited evidence on whether and when terminating such programs is efficient. We provide novel experimental evidence on the impacts of a randomized phase-out of an extension and subsidy program that promotes improved inputs and cultivation practices among smallholder women farmers in Uganda. We find that phase-out does not diminish the use of either practices or inputs, as farmers shift purchases from NGO-sponsored village-based supply networks to market sources. These results indicate short-term interventions can suffice to trigger persistent effects, consistent with models of technology adoption that emphasize learning from experience.
        %K agricultural extension
%K agricultural technology adoption
%K food security
%K supply chain
%K subsidies
%K randomized phaseout
%K high-yielding varieties
%K randomized controlled trial
%K Uganda