| dc.contributor.author | Omotilewa, O.J. |
| dc.contributor.author | Ricker-Gilbert, J. |
| dc.contributor.author | Ainembabazi, John H. |
| dc.contributor.author | Shively, G.E. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T11:23:42Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T11:23:42Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-11 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Omotilewa, O.J., Ricker-Gilbert, J., Ainembabazi, J.H. & Shively, G.E. (2018). Does improved storage technology promote modern input use and food security? Evidence from a randomized trial in Uganda. Journal of Development Economics, 135, 176-198. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0304-3878 |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4116 |
| dc.description.abstract | We use panel data from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) administered among 1200 smallholders in Uganda to evaluate input use and food security impacts of an improved maize storage technology. After two seasons, households who received the technology were 10 percentage points more likely to plant hybrid maize varieties that are more susceptible to insect pests in storage than traditional lower-yielding varieties. Treated smallholders also stored maize for a longer period, reported a substantial drop in storage losses, and were less likely to use storage chemicals than untreated cohorts. Our results indicate that policies to promote soft kernel high-yielding hybrid maize varieties in sub-Saharan Africa should consider an improvement in post-harvest storage as a complementary intervention to increase adoption of these varieties. |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| dc.format.extent | 176-198 |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Postharvest |
| dc.subject | Storage Losses |
| dc.subject | Technology |
| dc.title | Does improved storage technology promote modern input use and food security? Evidence from a randomized trial in Uganda |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.crp | Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Purdue University |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | World Bank |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | East Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Uganda |
| cg.creator.identifier | John Herbert Ainembabazi: 0000-0001-6700-4522 |
| cg.researchtheme | PLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Health |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Production |
| cg.iitasubject | Post-Harvesting Technology |
| cg.journal | Journal of Development Economics |
| cg.howpublished | Formally Published |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Open Access |
| local.dspaceid | 99593 |
| cg.targetaudience | Scientists |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2018.07.006 |
