Agricultural market reforms and technology adoption in Senegal

Bernard, Tanguy; Mbaye, Samba; de Janvry, Alain; and Sadoulet, Elisabeth. 2017. Agricultural market reforms and technology adoption in Senegal. Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative (ATAI) Brief. https://www.povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/agricultural-market-reforms-and-technology-adoption-senegal

Many smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa do not use basic agricultural technologies to improve crop quality. In the Senegal River Valley, researchers tested whether receiving advance information on a market reform—introducing quality labels for onions and selling by weight—would lead to changes in farmers’ production habits.