Nava Ashraf|Xavier Giné|Dean Karlan
Finding Missing Markets (and a Disturbing Epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya
Bread for the World Institute|Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab|Bread for the World Institute|Yale University
abstract farmers may grow crops local consumption despite profitable export options drumnet kenyan ngo helps small farmers adopt market export crops conducted randomized trial evaluate impact drumnet services increased production export crops lowered marketing costs leading 32 income gain new adopters services collapsed one year later exporter stopped buying drumnet farmers could meet new eu production requirements farmers sold middlemen defaulted loans drumnet experiences may explain farmers less likely adopt export crops