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Information delivery channels and agricultural technology uptake: experimental evidence from Ghana

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  • Fred Mawunyo Dzanku
  • Robert Darko Osei
  • Paul Kwame Nkegbe
  • Isaac Osei-Akoto

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Purpose: Adequate information is necessary for investments. We use data from a randomized controlled experiment in northern Ghana to advance knowledge on which communication options are most effective for reaching farmers with a new technology (Bradyrhizobium inoculation) to boost adoption. Farmers received information through either video documentaries or radio listening clubs. Joint test of all treatment effects provide strong evidence that the video was effective for inducing technology uptake and increased yields; the radio listening club effects were mostly imprecise, partly due to insufficient statistical power. We conclude that barriers to learning about correct technology usage or benefits constrain adoption.

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  • Fred Mawunyo Dzanku & Robert Darko Osei & Paul Kwame Nkegbe & Isaac Osei-Akoto, 2022. "Information delivery channels and agricultural technology uptake: experimental evidence from Ghana," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 49(1), pages 82-120.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:erevae:v:49:y:2022:i:1:p:82-120.
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    1. Mao, Hui & Chai, Yujia & Shao, Xiaoxuan & Chang, Xue, 2024. "Digital extension and farmers' adoption of climate adaptation technology: An empirical analysis of China," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
    2. Abate, Gashaw T. & Bernard, Tanguy & Makhija, Simrin & Spielman, David J., 2023. "Accelerating technical change through ICT: Evidence from a video-mediated extension experiment in Ethiopia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
    3. Fred Mawunyo Dzanku & Robert Darko Osei, 2023. "Does combining traditional and information and communications technology–based extension methods improve agricultural outcomes? Evidence from field experiments in Mali," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(1), pages 450-475, February.
    4. Wu, Haixia & Li, Jianping & Ge, Yan, 2022. "Ambiguity preference, social learning and adoption of soil testing and formula fertilization technology," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 184(C).

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