Technological Innovations, Downside Risk, and the Modernization of Agriculture

Kyle Emerick, Alain de Janvry, Élisabeth Sadoulet, Manzoor H. Dar · 2016 · American Economic Review

Summary. A randomized experiment in India demonstrates that a flood-tolerant rice variety increases agricultural productivity by encouraging farmers to adopt complementary modern practices. The technology reduces downside risk, prompting greater use of labor-intensive planting methods, expanded cultivation area, increased fertilizer application, and higher credit utilization. Most productivity gains stem from these crowding-in effects, showing that risk-reducing technologies unlock broader agricultural modernization.

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  title   = {Technological Innovations, Downside Risk, and the Modernization of Agriculture},
  author  = {Kyle Emerick and Alain de Janvry and Élisabeth Sadoulet and Manzoor H. Dar},
  journal = {American Economic Review},
  year    = {2016},
  doi     = {10.1257/aer.20150474},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20150474}
}

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DOI

10.1257/aer.20150474

Countries

India

Regions

Asia

Categories

agtech, climate-and-environment

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2026-04-28