A Conceptual Model of Incomplete Markets and the Consequences for Technology Adoption Policies in Ethiopia

In Africa, farmers have been reluctant to take up new varieties of staple crops developed to boost smallholder yields and rural incomes. Low fertilizer use is often mentioned as a proximate cause, but some believe the problem originates with incomp...

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Main Authors: Larson, Donald F., Gurara, Daniel Zerfu
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18457786/conceptual-model-incomplete-markets-consequences-technology-adoption-policies-ethiopia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16895