Thursday 2 May 2019

Field experiment finds a simple change that could boost agricultural productivity by 60%

Raising tenants' share in crop-sharing contracts between landlords and tenants in developing countries can boost agricultural output, by providing tenants with the right incentive to raise agriculture productivity. Bocconi University's Selim Gulesci and colleagues came to this conclusion making use of a field experiment in Uganda.

* This article was originally published here