Evaluating the Efficacy of Social Innovation Programming at Advancing Rural Development in the Context of Exogenous Shocks

Mauricio Espinoza, Rodrigo Rivarola, Ricardo Fort, Joshua Fisher · 2024 · Sustainability

Summary. A randomized evaluation in rural Peru shows that a social innovation program significantly improved household economic well-being, food security, and community outlook despite COVID-19 disruptions. Participating households shifted income sources away from traditional agriculture toward entrepreneurship and specialized labor in both agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. These diversified, value-added activities proved more resilient than traditional farming during the pandemic, generating net income gains that outweighed losses from reduced agricultural earnings.

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  title   = {Evaluating the Efficacy of Social Innovation Programming at Advancing Rural Development in the Context of Exogenous Shocks},
  author  = {Mauricio Espinoza and Rodrigo Rivarola and Ricardo Fort and Joshua Fisher},
  journal = {Sustainability},
  year    = {2024},
  doi     = {10.3390/su16135664},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3390/su16135664}
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DOI

10.3390/su16135664

Countries

Peru

Regions

South America

Categories

entrepreneurship, innovation-theory, climate-and-environment

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2026-04-28