Incentives and the Diffusion of Agricultural Knowledge: Experimental Evidence from Northern Uganda

Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Janneke Pieters, Erwin Bulte and Peter Läderach

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2019, vol. 101, issue 4, 1164-1180

Abstract: We present results of a randomized evaluation that assesses the effects of different incentives for diffusion of agricultural knowledge by smallholders in northern Uganda. Randomly-selected disseminating farmers (DFs) from a large sample of villages are assigned to one of three experimental arms: (a) training about climate smart agriculture, (b) training plus a material reward for knowledge diffusion, and (c) training plus a reputational gain for knowledge diffusion. We find that leveraging somebody’s reputation (or social recognition) has a positive impact on DFs’ experimentation and diffusion effort. This impact is stronger than that measured in the private material rewards treatment.

Keywords: Incentives; pro-social behavior; social learning; technology transfer; climate smart agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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