Expected product market reforms and technology adoption by senegalese onion producers - Archive ouverte HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue American Journal of Agricultural Economics Année : 2017

Expected product market reforms and technology adoption by senegalese onion producers

A. de Janvry
  • Fonction : Auteur
Samba Mbaye
  • Fonction : Auteur
  • PersonId : 762696
  • IdRef : 192400010
Elisabeth Sadoulet
  • Fonction : Auteur

Résumé

We assess the responsiveness of Senegalese onion producers to their knowledge of expected changes in product market conditions, whereby onions would no longer be sold based on volume but rather on weight and with labeling certifying quality. A village-level randomized information campaign on the upcoming introduction of these reforms induced significant investments by farmers into quality-enhancing inputs. Delays in the actual introduction of scales enabled us to rigorously identify positive price effects from these investments. Our results point to the importance of farmers' expectations regarding the improved functioning of product markets in triggering technology adoption.

Dates et versions

hal-03033614 , version 1 (01-12-2020)

Identifiants

Citer

Tanguy Bernard, A. de Janvry, Samba Mbaye, Elisabeth Sadoulet. Expected product market reforms and technology adoption by senegalese onion producers. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2017, 99 (4), pp.1096-1115. ⟨10.1093/ajae/aax033⟩. ⟨hal-03033614⟩

Collections

CNRS GRETHA
15 Consultations
0 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More