Group-based BDS matching grants and farm-level outcomes in Pakistan

Abid Burki ()

Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2015, vol. 7, issue 1, 43-63

Abstract: Matching grants that entitle enterprises to business development services (BDSs) are common in developing countries, but to date, no rigorous impact assessment of these interventions has been carried out. Using data of small farms from Pakistan, this article investigates how group-based BDS matching grants affect farm-level outcomes. Empirical results suggest that these interventions increase the technical efficiency, profitability and employment of treated farms compared with farms in comparison group, but true winners are group leaders who innovate more quickly. Moreover, BDS is not perfectly diffused within farmer groups at least in the short-run.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2014.959033

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