Customized Digital Advice Can Help Farmers Reduce Crop Loss and Manage Weather Shocks: A Summary (or as Much as We Can Summarize!)

A randomized evaluation of Ama Krushi (now Krushi Samruddhi), PxD’s flagship digital agricultural advisory program in Odisha, India, finds that it helped farmers improve farming practices, boost agricultural production, and reduce crop losses. The largest impacts are found in areas hit by weather shocks such as excess or inadequate rainfall. Our calculations show that digital … Continue reading Customized Digital Advice Can Help Farmers Reduce Crop Loss and Manage Weather Shocks: A Summary (or as Much as We Can Summarize!)