McFall, William; Magnan, Nicholas; Spielman, David J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
We examine the use of hybrid rice as a pro-‐poor technology for subsistence rice farmers in South Asia. Hybrids, for which seed cannot be saved, is often thought to be ill-‐suited for poor farmers. However, poor subsistence farmers may find it advantageous to produce “sticky” hybrid...