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As Good as the Company They Keep? : Improving Farmers’ Social Networks

Extension services have a history of being relatively expensive and not always effective. At the same time, studies show that informal social networks can be very beneficial in helping increase productivity. In Uganda, the authors tested the value...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Leonard, Kenneth, Vasilaky, Kathryn
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
COTTON
TRAINED FARMERS
KNOWLEDGE
CROP YIELDS
AGRICULTURAL TRAINING
GROWING SEASON
GENDER GAP
NETWORK
CROP
TRAINING
RESULTS
MATERIALS
FARMER
EXTENSION SERVICES
GENDER
CULTIVATION
AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION
INNOVATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PESTICIDE
NETWORKS
TRAINING MATERIALS
INFORMATION
PROTOCOL
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
YIELDS
MARKETING
LIMITED ACCESS
INTERVENTIONS
PLANTING
LEARNING
FORMAL TRAINING
WOMEN
AGRICULTURAL
MATERIAL
AGRICULTURAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
FARMING
PRIVATE SECTOR
PHOTOS
EXTENSION
HISTORY
FARMERS
TRAINING PROGRAMS
HARVESTING
TARGET
COTTON GROWING
INNOVATIONS
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/603951468197954484/As-good-as-the-company-they-keep-improving-farmers-social-networks
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25449

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/603951468197954484/As-good-as-the-company-they-keep-improving-farmers-social-networks
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25449

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