Finding Missing Markets (and a Disturbing Epilogue) : Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya

In much of the developing world, many farmers grow crops for local or personal consumption despite export options that appear to be more profitable. Thus many conjecture that one or several markets are missing. This paper reports on a randomized co...

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Main Authors:	Ashraf, Nava, Giné, Xavier, Karlan, Dean
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ADMINISTRATIVE DATA AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL LABOR AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE ANIMALS AUDITS BANANAS BASE YEAR BEANS BORROWING BUSINESS PROFITABILITY BUSINESS SCHOOL BUYER BUYERS CASH CROPS CERTIFICATION COSTS CHECKS COFFEE COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIALIZATION COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONSUMERS CONTRACT FARMING CONTRIBUTION COOPERATIVES CORN COST OF TRANSPORT CREDIT GROUP CREDIT GROUPS CREDIT PROGRAM CREDITS CROP CROP PRODUCTION CROP VARIETIES CROPS CULTIVATION DECISION MAKING DEPOSIT DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED VALUE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT CROP EXPORT CROPS EXTENSION SERVICES FAMILY MEMBERS FAO FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMS FERTILIZER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FISHERIES FLOWERS FOOD SAFETY FORMAL BANK FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GREEN REVOLUTION HARVESTING HORTICULTURAL CROPS HORTICULTURAL EXPORTS HORTICULTURAL MARKETS HORTICULTURE HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT HORTICULTURE SECTOR HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL IDS IFPRI INFORMED DECISION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL PRICE LACK OF ACCESS LATRINES LINE OF CREDIT LITERACY LOAN LOAN REPAYMENT LOAN SIZE LOTTERIES LOW-INCOME MAINTENANCE COSTS MAIZE MARKETING MICRO-CREDIT NET LOSS OUTREACH PENSION PENSIONS PERSONAL SAVINGS PESTICIDE PESTICIDE RESIDUE PLANTATIONS PLANTING POLITICAL ECONOMY POTATOES POULTRY PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRICE INDEX PROBABILITY PRODUCE PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT RECEIPTS RECORD KEEPING REMITTANCES REPAYMENT RESEARCH ASSISTANCE RISK TOLERANCE SALARIES SALE SAVINGS ACCOUNT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAVINGS SERVICES SEEDS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SMALL FARMERS SMALL FARMS SMALL-SCALE FARMERS SMALL-SCALE PRODUCERS SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SMALLHOLDERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL SERVICES SOIL ANALYSIS SOURCES OF INCOME STATE UNIVERSITY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TAKE-UP RATES TOMATOES TOTAL COST TOTAL SAVINGS TRANSACTION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES VALUABLE VEGETABLE TRADE VEGETABLES VILLAGE VILLAGES WAGES YIELDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8943644/finding-missing-markets-disturbing-epilogue-evidence-export-crop-adoption-marketing-intervention-kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6448

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8943644/finding-missing-markets-disturbing-epilogue-evidence-export-crop-adoption-marketing-intervention-kenya
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6448

Finding Missing Markets (and a Disturbing Epilogue) : Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya

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