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来源类型 | Publication |
Impacts of a Large-Scale Agricultural Training Program in Armenia | |
Kenneth Fortson; Randall Blair; Joanne Lee; and Anu Rangarajan | |
发表日期 | 2018-06-05 |
出版者 | Journal of Economic Development and Cultural Change (online ahead of print, subscription required) |
出版年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
概述 | Many foreign aid agencies fund large-scale agricultural training for farmers in developingcountries, but little rigorous research has been conducted on whether these programs are effective. We conducted a rigorous impact evaluation of a U.S.government-funded farmer training program in Armenia. ", |
摘要 | Key Findings:
We used a clustered randomized controlled trial to estimate the effectiveness of a U.S. government-funded farmer training program that trained more than 50,000 farmers throughout Armenia in high-value crops and agriculture practices. We found that training did not affect farmers’ cultivation of crops, agricultural practices, household income or consumption. Our findings highlight the challenges that even a well-implemented training program has in spurring behavioral change among farmers and the challenges of providing effective services when foreign aid agencies prioritize having a large programmatic footprint. These challenges were central to the lack of impacts of this particular program but are underplayed when foreign aid agencies decide whether to fund agricultural training program. |
URL | https://www.mathematica.org/our-publications-and-findings/publications/impacts-of-a-large-scale-agricultural-training-program-in-armenia |
来源智库 | Mathematica Policy Research (United States) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/489276 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Kenneth Fortson,Randall Blair,Joanne Lee,et al. Impacts of a Large-Scale Agricultural Training Program in Armenia. 2018. |
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