MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
03130nab|a22003977a|4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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| control field |
69511 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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MX-TxCIM |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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| control field |
20251124111609.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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2511112025|||||ne ||p|op||||00||0|eng|dd |
| 024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER |
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| Standard number or code |
http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5416594 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MX-TxCIM |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Ndegwa, M.K. |
| Field link and sequence number |
001713077 |
| Miscellaneous information |
Sustainable Agrifood Systems |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1681 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Does better information drive better seed choices? Experimental evidence from Kenya |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Netherlands : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Elsevier, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2025. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Preprint |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Open Access |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Despite advances in hybrid maize performance in Kenya, many farmers continue planting varieties released over two decades ago. Farmer experimentation with and use of relatively newer hybrids is crucial to improve regional food security, especially amid the increasing pressures of climate change. This study uses a randomized controlled trial to assess the degree to which contextually relevant and product-specific performance information influences farmer seed choice. Farmers in the treatment group received yield data for ten hybrids grown by farmers in the previous growing season in their county, while those in the control group received placebo information unrelated to seed selection. The intervention tripled farmers’ intent to buy top-performing hybrids (from 7% to 27%) and more than doubled actual purchases (from 5% to 13%). Stockouts prevented some intended purchases, but treated farmers were still more likely to choose these hybrids. This study highlights a critical gap: farmers tend to lack independent and credible up-todate information on seed performance. Investing in rigorous testing of currently available hybrids and improving how results are shared with farmers can help address this issue. Providing credible performance data can support better decision-making, speed up varietal turnover, and strengthen seed systems in Kenya and beyond. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
Text in English |
| 591 ## - CATALOGING NOTES |
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| Affiliation |
Bulinda, C. : Not in IRS staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation |
| 597 ## - CGIAR Initiative |
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| CGIAR Impact area |
Climate adaptation & mitigation |
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs |
| CGIAR Initiative |
Market Intelligence |
| -- |
Seed Equal |
| CGIAR Action areas |
Resilient Agrifood Systems |
| Donor or Funder |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) |
| CGSpace handle |
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178121 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Maize |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1173 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Varieties |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1303 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Households |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
2743 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Decision making |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
8770 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Seed systems |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
19811 |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
East Africa |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4387 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Bulinda, C. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
37764 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Kariuki, S.W. |
| Field link and sequence number |
N1706368 |
| Miscellaneous information |
Integrated Development Program |
| -- |
Sustainable Agrifood Systems |
| 9 (RLIN) |
6403 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Field link and sequence number |
001710879 |
| Personal name |
Donovan, J.A. |
| Miscellaneous information |
Sustainable Agrifood Systems |
| 9 (RLIN) |
6218 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Field link and sequence number |
001711470 |
| Personal name |
Rutsaert, P. |
| Miscellaneous information |
Sustainable Agrifood Systems |
| 9 (RLIN) |
11441 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Debello, M.J. |
| Miscellaneous information |
Sustainable Agrifood Systems |
| Field link and sequence number |
INT3210 |
| 9 (RLIN) |
903 |
| 773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY |
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| Title |
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) |
| Related parts |
In press |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
Netherlands : Elsevier, 2025 |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Link text |
Open Access through DSpace |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://hdl.handle.net/10883/36064 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Article |
| Suppress in OPAC |
No |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |