Diffusion of Technologies within Social Networks: Evidence from a Coffee Training Program in Rwanda. IGC Contract RA‐2010‐03‐001 – Final Report

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2010
Country:
Rwanda
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
Duflo, E., Tavneet Suri

Abstract

This project examined social networks of farmers trained in coffee agronomy in Rwanda. Section 2 describes some background on the coffee sector in Rwanda. Section 3 describes the experimental design and Section 4 the data. In Section 5 we discuss some preliminary results for adoption from midline data collected for the research and we also highlight the additional research to be conducted. In Section 6 we discuss policy implications and in Section 7 we conclude.

Citation

Duflo, E.; Tavneet Suri. Diffusion of Technologies within Social Networks: Evidence from a Coffee Training Program in Rwanda. IGC Contract RA‐2010‐03‐001 – Final Report. International Growth Centre (IGC), London, UK (2010) 11 pp.

Diffusion of Technologies within Social Networks: Evidence from a Coffee Training Program in Rwanda. IGC Contract RA‐2010‐03‐001 – Final Report

Published 1 January 2010
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