TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Pan, Yao
AU  - Smith, Stephen C.
AU  - Sulaiman, Munshi
        TI  - Agricultural Extension and Technology Adoption for Food Security: Evidence from Uganda
        PY  - 2015/Jul/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 9206
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9206
        AB  - This paper evaluates causal impacts of a large-scale agricultural extension program for smallholder women farmers on food security in Uganda through a regression discontinuity design that exploits an arbitrary distance-to-branch threshold for village program eligibility. We find eligible farmers experienced significant increases in agricultural production, savings and wage income, which lead to improved food security. Given minimal changes in the adoption of relatively expensive inputs including HYV seeds, these gains are mainly attributed to increased usage of improved cultivation methods that are relatively costless. These results highlight the role of improved basic methods in boosting agricultural productivity among poor farmers.
        KW  - agriculture
KW  - extension
KW  - agricultural technology adoption
KW  - food security
KW  - regression discontinuity
KW  - Uganda
KW  - labor markets in developing economies
        ER  -