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Title: Neighbours and Extension Agents in Ethiopia: Who matters more for technology diffusion?

Author(s): Pramila Krishnan and Manasa Patnam

Publication Date: July 2013

Keyword(s): diffusion, social learning and social networks

Programme Area(s): Development Economics

Abstract: The increased adoption of fertiliser and improved seeds are key to raising land productivity in Ethiopian agriculture. However, as in much of sub-Saharan Africa, the adoption and diffusion of such technologies has been slow. We use data from the Ethiopia between 1999-2009 to examine the role of learning from extension agents versus neighbours for both improved seeds and fertiliser. We use the structure of spatial networks of farmers and panel data to identify these influences and find that while the initial impact of extension agents was high, the effect wore off, in contrast to learning from neighbours.

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Krishnan, P and Patnam, M. 2013. 'Neighbours and Extension Agents in Ethiopia: Who matters more for technology diffusion?'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=9539