Farm Households in Eastern Congo Baseline Survey Report
This reports presents the first phase of a study to assess the socio-economic impact of an agricultural intervention
Abstract
This reports presents the first phase of a study to rigorously assess the socio-economic impact of an agricultural intervention in Eastern DR Congo. The intervention comprises 2 distinct groups of activities. The first group relates to a participatory extension approach that combines training activities with the provision of small input packages to farmers to experiment with new inputs that improve the nitrogen fixing capacity of leguminous crops. The second group of activities centers around a subsidized inputs scheme, that allows interested farmers to buy packages of improved seeds and new inputs at a subsidized price through a (sometimes newly installed) local institution.
This work is part of the ‘Which farmer(s) should we target? How do extension approaches influence social learning and spread of agricultural innovations?’ project
Citation
Erwin Bulte et al (2015) Farm Households in Eastern Congo Baseline Survey Report for Eastern DRC. Wageningen University