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ESRC - DFID Project: Assessing the impact of agricultural extension and input subsidies in Eastern DRC

Researchers from the Development Economics Group at Wageningen University teamed up with the N2Africa program to assess the impact of their program in Eastern DRC. The key research objectives are to (1) create an assessment of household characteristics and needs for improving agricultural yields in Eastern DRC (2) Assess the impact of the N2Africa agricultural extension services and access to subsidized inputs on knowledge, attitudes and adoption of new inputs for grain legumes.

The research project is a joint effort between Wageningen University and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA), Catholic University of Bukavu, and UNU-MERIT as well as the DRC based implementing organisations PAD, DIOBASS, WOMEN for WOMEN, SARCAF, IPLCI & CDC/Kiringye. Funding is provided by the Growth Research Program of ESRC - DFID.

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