Social networks play an important role in generating learning externalities that can drive the diffusion of innovative, and potentially poverty-reducing, technologies. This is particularly the case in developing countries where rural education, extension, and agricultural information services...

We introduce a fast and inexpensive method to rule out potential barriers to adopting a technology. We use this method to asses the role of exogeneous contract enforcement as a barrier to market for Kenya's French Bean export market. We survey 240 farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya who were...

Development projects frequently use the strategy of group formation to promote project interventions such as producer groups and savings and lending groups. These groups are formed and encouraged by development projects for two primary reasons: 1) because the success of the intervention in some...

This article presents the role of private enterprises in the global economy. It is argued that private enterprises are being managed by values and that it is a factor which has an important influence on good relationships with stakeholders and helps in achievieng better economic results. /...

The article presents the functioning of social economy in rural areas based on a case study of social cooperatives. 14 units were characterized basing on a survey, which had declared their financial condition as good. According to the research a key role in this success plays a multiple business...

USDA conducts mandatory census survey every 5 year. According to the report the total amount of farms drops to 1,717,898 in 2012, which is 23.34% less then that in 1982. The number of farm exits varies from 906,100 to 652,597 during the 30 years. What are the factors influencing farm exit rates...

The government of Pakistan has been involved in the transfer of irrigation management to farmers' organizations at different levels of irrigation networks. Khal Panchayats or water users' associations are mandated to mediate water distribution conflicts, maintain watercourses, report on...

In this paper we estimate the effects of an imperfect insurance coverage on subjective well-being of a poor, rural population, by exploring whether insurance in force improves subjective well-being and whether insurance that lapsed but did not pay out leads to ex post buyer’s remorse....