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Last Published
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Before
December 26, 2025 02:24 AM
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After
December 29, 2025 11:06 AM
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Primary Outcomes (End Points)
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Before
1. Training participation
2. Training participation intensity
3. Practice uptake (production and application of organic fertilizer, intercropping, planting tree hedges, installing earthen or stone bunds/barriers)
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After
1. Training participation
2. Training participation intensity
3. Willingness to participate in agricultural training
4. Perceived benefits of sustainable land management (SLM) training
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Primary Outcomes (Explanation)
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Before
(1) Training participation: Training participation on day one of the training on SLM will be measured by using administrative training data. Attendance of respondents will be checked for each training day.
(2) Training participation intensity: This will be measured as the number of training days present divided by the total number of training days using administrative training data.
(3) Practice uptake: Implementation of each practice on the pre-identified degraded plot will be measured using:
i) Farmer self-reports, and
ii) Objective verification, including enumerator field observations and satellite imagery.
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After
(1) Training participation: Training participation on day one of the training on SLM will be measured by using administrative training data. Attendance of respondents will be checked for each training day.
(2) Training participation intensity: This will be measured as the number of training days present divided by the total number of training days using administrative training data.
(3) Willingness to participate in agricultural training: Willingness to participate will be measured as the maximum number of consecutive agricultural training days a respondent would attend.
(4) Perceived benefits of SLM training will be assessed through three likert-scale framed questions on the respondent’s perception on whether SLM training is worthwhile and helpful.
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Secondary Outcomes (End Points)
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Before
1. Willingness to participate in agricultural training
2. Change in awareness
3. Change in perceived agency
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After
1. Practice uptake (production and application of organic fertilizer, intercropping, planting tree hedges, installing earthen or stone bunds/barriers)
2. Change in awareness
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Secondary Outcomes (Explanation)
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Before
(1) Willingness to participate in agricultural training: Willingness to participate will be measured as the maximum number of consecutive agricultural training days a respondent would attend.
(2) Change in awareness: Change in awareness is measured by assessing farmers’ knowledge about soil and its role in crop yields. This is inferred from changes in (i) the extent to which soil is identified as a factor affecting yields, (ii) the accuracy of knowledge about soil fertility, and (iii) stated reasons for poor soil fertility. Together, these measures capture changes in awareness of soil conditions and their yield implications.
(3) Change in perceived agency: Farmers are asked about their level perceived agency when it comes to improving the fertility of their soil. An index will be constructed based on 2 questions covering perceived agency in the context of farm adjustments in general, and 3 questions covering perceived agency in the context of improving soil fertility specifically.
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After
(1) Practice uptake: Implementation of each practice on the pre-identified degraded plot will be measured using:
i) Farmer self-reports, and
ii) Objective verification, including enumerator field observations and satellite imagery.
(2) Change in awareness: Change in awareness is measured by assessing farmers’ knowledge about soil and its role in crop yields. This is inferred from changes in (i) the extent to which soil is identified as a factor affecting yields, (ii) the accuracy of knowledge about soil fertility, and (iii) stated reasons for poor soil fertility. Together, these measures capture changes in awareness of soil conditions and their yield implications.
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Pi as first author
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No
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After
Yes
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