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The impact of demonstration plots on improved agricultural input purchase in Tanzania: implications for policy and practice

dc.contributor.authorSseguya, H.
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, D.S.
dc.contributor.authorMwango, H.R.
dc.contributor.authorFlock, J.A.
dc.contributor.authorManda, J.
dc.contributor.authorAbed, R.
dc.contributor.authorMruma, S.O.
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-14T11:18:41Z
dc.date.available2022-09-14T11:18:41Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationSseguya, H., Robinson, D.S., Mwango, H.R., Flock, J.A., Manda, J., Abed, R. & Mruma, S.O. 2021. The impact of demonstration plots on improved agricultural input purchase in Tanzania: Implications for policy and practice. PLOS ONE 16(1):e0243896: 1-16.
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7747
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, the authors use survey data from over 800 households to examine the impact of demonstration plots and associated activities (distribution of small packs of agricultural inputs) on smallholder farmers’ decisions to buy agricultural inputs in Tanzania. Using propensity score matching and inverse probability-weighted adjustment models, the authors estimated the effect of access to demonstration plots alone and demonstration plots combined with small packs of agricultural inputs on a household’s decision to purchase improved inputs. The results indicate that access to demonstration plots and demonstration plots with small packs increased the probability of purchasing improved inputs by 13–17 percentage points. This paper suggests that demonstration plots and demonstration plots with small packs are an effective model for enhancing improved technology adoption and are further increased when those inputs are available within a 5km radius. The results point to the importance of strengthening farmers’ organizations and last-mile agricultural input suppliers in order to enhance and facilitate access to information, appropriate production techniques, and improved inputs. The results also indicate the importance of investing in infrastructure to reduce transportation costs that limit market efficiency for appropriate technologies.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent1-16
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAgricultural Workers
dc.subjectLivestock
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectFarming Systems
dc.subjectIntensification
dc.subjectCrops
dc.subjectFarms
dc.subjectFertilizers
dc.subjectFoods
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleThe impact of demonstration plots on improved agricultural input purchase in Tanzania: implications for policy and practice
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidSSEGUYA:2021
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFarming Systems
cg.iitasubjectImpact Assessment
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectSocioeconomy
cg.journalPLOS ONE
cg.notesPublished online: 15 Jan 2021
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243896
cg.iitaauthor.identifierHaroon Sseguya: 0000-0001-9963-3147
cg.iitaauthor.identifierJulius Manda: 0000-0002-9599-5906
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