Browsing by Author "Pan, Yao"

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    An Agricultural Extension Program Reduces Malaria Infections in Uganda
    (United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 2019) Pan, Yao; Singhal, Saurabh
    Despite the rapid decline in malaria worldwide over the last decade, Sub-Saharan Africa still accounts for about 90 percent of malaria-related deaths.1 A primary reason why families choose not to purchase bed nets or other products that can protect them from malaria-infected mosquitoes is that they can’t afford them. In Uganda we found evidence that the additional income generated by a large-scale agricultural extension program reduced malaria infections by increasing rates of bed net ownership. This result shows that even unrelated programs that increase household income can play a role in reducing malaria infection.
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    Low-cost cultivation improvements have big impacts on food security and resilience in Uganda
    (United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 2018) Pan, Yao; Smith, Stephen; Sulaiman, Munshi
    Agricultural extension promotes improved inputs and more productive farming practices, which could boost food security and reduce poverty in developing countries. We evaluated1 how a large-scale agricultural extension program for smallholder women farmers in Uganda impacted food security. We found that the adoption of improved cultivation methods with minimal up-front costs was the strongest driver of improved food security across eligible villages. This highlights the impact agricultural extension can have even among very poor women farmers when the cost of adoption is low.