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Information, Market Creation and Agricultural Growth

Identification of direct and economy-wide impact of ICT on small holder agriculture. What impact does new information and market creation have on social network? Can households adequately plan for consumption? Do well-informed households make better economic decisions than less informed ones? What impact does access to information have on household consumption smoothing strategies? To what extent is caste, a barrier to information access?

Project Team
Gopal Naik
Sponsor
ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)
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Ongoing (Initiated in February 2013–June 2015)
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Economics & Social Science

Information, Market Creation and Agricultural Growth

Project Team: Gopal Naik
Sponsor: ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)
Project Status: Ongoing (Initiated in February 2013–June 2015)
Area: Economics & Social Science
Abstract:

Identification of direct and economy-wide impact of ICT on small holder agriculture. What impact does new information and market creation have on social network? Can households adequately plan for consumption? Do well-informed households make better economic decisions than less informed ones? What impact does access to information have on household consumption smoothing strategies? To what extent is caste, a barrier to information access?