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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
economics, econometrics and finance
Impact of information and communication technology-based market information services on smallholder farm input use and productivity: The case of Kenya
World Development, Volume 64, Year 2014
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Description
Information asymmetry has traditionally constrained smallholder farmers' access to markets, consequently limiting their adoption of modern technologies and farm productivity. Improved smallholder farmers' access to markets via the recent Information and Communication Technology (ICT) platforms has the potential to reverse this scenario. This study uses Propensity Score Matching (PSM) technique to evaluate the impact of an ICT-based market information services (MIS) project on farm input use and productivity in Kenya. It finds a positive and significant impact of the intervention on the use of seeds, fertilizers, land, and labor productivity. However, a negative impact on labor usage is found. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ogutu, Sylvester Ochieng’
Kenya, Nairobi
International Potato Center Nairobi
Okello, Julius Juma
Uganda, Kampala
International Potato Center
Otieno, David Jakinda
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Statistics
Citations: 191
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.06.011
ISSN:
0305750X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Case-Control Study
Study Locations
Kenya