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Evaluating the shifting priorities of Uganda’s agricultural extension services: A micro perspective
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Van Campenhout, Bjorn Nattembo, Fiona Pauw, Karl |
| Organization | IFPRI - Uganda Strategy Support Program |
| Organization | IFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division |
| Spatial Coverage | Uganda [UG] |
| Description | The Ugandan government is increasingly emphasizing input distribution over extension advisory services in its agricultural budget allocations, broadly defined. Both expenditure items are arguably important; hence, this note makes an empirical case for a more balanced approach to allocating public resources within the agricultural sector. Econometric results from official household-level survey data suggest that combining inputs and extension services is associated with higher yields. For maize and groundnut, in particular, the benefits of offering modern inputs and extension together exceed those of providing either exclusively. We conclude that the government’s current approach, which focuses mainly on the logistics of input distribution, may be misguided. |
| Sponsorship | United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/5e3050ad-d3ce-404e-a36b-ce8cd2c7259c |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Date | 2018-10-17 |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Policies, Institutions, and Markets Agricultural Extension Agricultural Policies Crop Yield Farm Inputs Agricultural Development Subsidies |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
