Village networks and entrepreneurial farming in Uganda

The transition from semi-subsistence farming to more entrepreneurial by the adoption of new crops or improved seeds is important for poverty reduction in developing countries. In rural societies, farmers’ propensity experiment with technologies influenced their access information and support, provided networks friends relatives. Considering that same connection can share both we study separate effects as well interaction network functions. Using two waves data a sample Ugandan farmers, find adopt increases number relatives who adopted before. effect on stronger if also provide support form gifts loans. At time, positive conditional having