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Trial End Date December 31, 2024 August 31, 2025
Last Published October 17, 2023 10:54 AM March 06, 2024 08:48 AM
Intervention Start Date April 01, 2024 June 16, 2024
Primary Outcomes (End Points) We are interested in the following research questions: a) What is the additional utility of the bundled product? b) What is the value of the weather forecast? c) Is the agronomic advice improving the maize outcomes and farmer’s wellbeing? d) What is the farmers' willingness to pay for the bundled product? e) How satisfied are the farmers with the bundled product? We are interested in the following research questions: a) What is the additional utility of the bundled product? b) What is the value of the weather forecast? c) Is the agronomic advice improving the maize outcomes and farmer’s wellbeing? d) What is the farmers' willingness to pay for the bundled product? e) How satisfied are the farmers with the bundled product? (see more information in the Pre-Analysis Plan)
Primary Outcomes (Explanation) We are interested in the following research questions: a) What is the additional utility of the bundled product? Does the bundled product yields additional benefits for maize farmers: outputs, subjective well-being, asset ownership? b) What is the value of the weather forecast? At the endlline we will ask the farmers what they think about the weather forecast and what was the expected utility of this service. c) Is the agronomic advice improving the maize outcomes and farmer’s wellbeing? We focus on maize outputs, subjective well-being. d) What is the farmers' willingness to pay for the bundled product? We will implement a double bounded contingent valuation at the baseline survey. e) How satisfied are the farmers with the bundled product? We will ask the farmer about there satisfaction at the endline. We are interested in the following research questions: a) What is the additional utility of the bundled product? Does the bundled product yields additional benefits for maize farmers: outputs, subjective well-being, asset ownership? b) What is the value of the weather forecast? At the endlline we will ask the farmers what they think about the weather forecast and what was the expected utility of this service. c) Is the agronomic advice improving the maize outcomes and farmer’s wellbeing? We focus on maize outputs, subjective well-being. d) What is the farmers' willingness to pay for the bundled product? We will implement a double bounded contingent valuation at the baseline survey. e) How satisfied are the farmers with the bundled product? We will ask the farmer about there satisfaction at the endline. (see more information in the Pre-Analysis Plan)
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms 250 farmers control, 250 treatment insurance, 250 treatment bundled product. 500 farmers control, 500 treatment insurance, 500 treatment bundled product.
Additional Keyword(s) Insurance, Extension service, Maize farmers, Weather information Index-Insurance, Extension service, Maize farmers, Weather information
Did you obtain IRB approval for this study? No Yes
Secondary Outcomes (End Points) (see more information in the Pre-Analysis Plan)
Secondary Outcomes (Explanation) (see more information in the Pre-Analysis Plan)
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Irbs

Field Before After
IRB Name Ethics Committee - University of Göttingen
IRB Approval Date November 06, 2023
IRB Approval Number N/A
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