Franklin Simtowe

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Franklin Simtowe is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Economics and Econometrics and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Franklin Simtowe has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 20 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 18 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Franklin Simtowe's work include Agricultural Innovations and Practices (41 papers), Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (13 papers) and Agricultural risk and resilience (11 papers). Franklin Simtowe is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural Innovations and Practices (41 papers), Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (13 papers) and Agricultural risk and resilience (11 papers). Franklin Simtowe collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Indonesia and Italy. Franklin Simtowe's co-authors include Solomon Asfaw, Bekele Shiferaw, Leslie Lipper, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Aliou Diagne, Manfred Zeller, Sieglinde S. Snapp, H. A. Freeman, David Rohrbach and Menale Kassie and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, World Development and Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment.

In The Last Decade

Franklin Simtowe

56 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Impact of modern agricultural technologies on smallholder welfare: Evidence from Tanzania and Ethiopia

2012 497 citations Solomon Asfaw, Bekele Shiferaw et al. profile →

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Franklin Simtowe

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P. K. Joshi United States

Julius Manda Tanzania

Tesfamicheal Wossen Kenya

Mekbib G. Haile Germany

Shiferaw Feleke Tanzania

T. S. Jayne United States

Hailemariam Teklewold Ethiopia

Aliou Diagne Ivory Coast

Gideon Danso-Abbeam Ghana

Steve Wiggins United Kingdom

P. K. Joshi United States

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20 of 20 papers shown

Simtowe, Franklin, et al.. (2019). Productivity and production risk effects of adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties in Zambia. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management. 11(4). 570–591. 32 indexed citations

Simtowe, Franklin, et al.. (2019). Impacts of drought-tolerant maize varieties on productivity, risk, and resource use: Evidence from Uganda. Land Use Policy. 88. 104091–104091. 63 indexed citations

Simtowe, Franklin, et al.. (2018). Technology Innovations, Productivity and Production Risk Effects of Adopting Drought Tolerant Maize varieties in Rural Zambia. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 3 indexed citations

Simtowe, Franklin, et al.. (2014). Analysis of Price Volatility and Implications for Price Stabilization Policies in Mozambique. European Journal of Business and Management. 6(22). 160–173. 5 indexed citations

Simtowe, Franklin, et al.. (2013). THE DIFFUSION AND ADOPTION OF GREEN REVOLUTION TECHNOLOGIES: LESSONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FROM PIGEONPEA FARMERS IN KENYA. EERS. Estudios económicos regionales y sectoriales. 13(2). 161–178. 4 indexed citations

Mshenga, Patience, et al.. (2013). A Gendered Analysis of the Effect of Peanut Value Addition on Household Income in Rongo and Ndhiwa Districts of Kenya. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations

Obare, Gideon A., et al.. (2012). Analysis of Resource Use Efficiency in Smallholder Mixed Crop-Livestock Agricultural Systems: Empirical Evidence from the Central Highlands of Ethiopia. Statistics, Optimization & Information Computing (University of Cambridge). 2(9). 30–40. 16 indexed citations

Asfaw, Solomon, Bekele Shiferaw, Franklin Simtowe, & Mekbib G. Haile. (2011). Agricultural Technology Adoption, Seed Access Constraints and Commercialization in Ethiopia. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 3(9). 436–477. 114 indexed citations

Simtowe, Franklin, et al.. (2011). The impact of HIV/AIDS on labor markets, productivity and welfare in Southern Africa: A critical review and analysis. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 6(10). 2118–2131. 7 indexed citations

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Obare, Gideon A., et al.. (2011). Resource use efficiency of smallholder crop productionin the central highlands of Ethiopia. 7 indexed citations

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Simtowe, Franklin. (2010). Livelihoods diversification and gender in Malawi. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 5(3). 204–216. 39 indexed citations

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Simtowe, Franklin, Solomon Asfaw, Aliou Diagne, & Bekele Shiferaw. (2010). Determinants of Agricultural Technology adoption: the case of improved groundnut varieties in Malawi. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 1 indexed citations

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Diagne, Aliou, et al.. (2008). Gender Inequality Impact on Income, Productivity and Technical Efficiency: Evidence from Koussin-Lélé Rice Scheme in Benin. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Benin, Samuel, et al.. (2008). Agricultural Growth and Investment Options for Poverty Reduction in Rwanda. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 52 indexed citations

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Simtowe, Franklin, et al.. (2007). Long-run determinants of moral hazard in microfinance: a study of group lending programs from Malawi using panel data. 4 indexed citations

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Simtowe, Franklin, et al.. (2006). Determinants of Moral Hazard in Microfinance: Empirical Evidence from Joint Liability Lending Programs in Malawi. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 7 indexed citations

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Simtowe, Franklin & Manfred Zeller. (2006). Determinants of Intra-Group Insurance in Microfinance: Evidence from Joint Liability Lending Programs in Malawi. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations

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Snapp, Sieglinde S., David Rohrbach, Franklin Simtowe, & H. A. Freeman. (2002). Sustainable soil management options for Malawi: can smallholder farmers grow more legumes?. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 91(1-3). 159–174. 126 indexed citations

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Edriss, Abdi-Khalil & Franklin Simtowe. (2002). Technical Efficiency in Groundnut Production in Malawi: An Application of a Frontier Production Function. 6(1). 3 indexed citations

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Cromwell, Jerry, et al.. (1987). Comparative trends in hospital expenses, finances, utilization, and inputs, 1970-81.. PubMed. 9(1). 51–69. 6 indexed citations

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