Returns to spending on agricultural extension: the case of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) program of Uganda†

By S. Benin, E. Nkonya, Geresom Okecho, J. Randriamamonjy, E. Kato, Geofrey Lubade, M. Kyotalimye. 2011

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The Impacts of Public Investment in and for Agriculture: Synthesis of the Existing Evidence (2012, background): “Benin et al. (2011) determined the returns to public spending on a large-scale extension service program in Uganda.”
Gender Differences in Access to Extension Services and Agricultural Productivity (2013, background): “…of agricultural extension are estimated to be high (Birkhaeuser, Evenson and Feder 1991; Swanson, Bentz and Sofranko 1997; Alston et al. 2000); Benin et al. (2011) estimate a 8 49% rate of return in the agricultural extension reform in Uganda; and Dercon et al. (2007) show that receiving at…”
Maize Revolutions in Sub-Saharan Africa (2011, background): “This program significantly increased gross farm revenues from 2004 to 2007 but impacts have differed by region, and have been greater for high-value enterprises and male farmers, but also for poor farmers (Benin et al., 2010).”
Effect of Agricultural Extension Program on Smallholders' Farm Productivity: Evidence from Three Peasant Associations in the Highlands of Ethiopia (2013, background): “…find it cheaper to target farmers group which helps them maximize the payoffs from efforts to build farmers capacity to demand advisory service (Benin et al., 2011; Cunguara & Moder, 2011) or membership in a social group provides opportunities to discuss and observe practices of other members…”