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Trial End Date
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December 31, 2024
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After
August 31, 2025
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Last Published
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Before
October 17, 2023 10:54 AM
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After
March 06, 2024 08:48 AM
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Intervention Start Date
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Before
April 01, 2024
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After
June 16, 2024
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Primary Outcomes (End Points)
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Before
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?
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After
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)
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Primary Outcomes (Explanation)
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Before
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.
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After
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)
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Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
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Before
250 farmers control, 250 treatment insurance, 250 treatment bundled product.
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After
500 farmers control, 500 treatment insurance, 500 treatment bundled product.
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Additional Keyword(s)
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Before
Insurance, Extension service, Maize farmers, Weather information
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After
Index-Insurance, Extension service, Maize farmers, Weather information
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Did you obtain IRB approval for this study?
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Before
No
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After
Yes
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Secondary Outcomes (End Points)
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Before
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After
(see more information in the Pre-Analysis Plan)
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Secondary Outcomes (Explanation)
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Before
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After
(see more information in the Pre-Analysis Plan)
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