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One Acre Fund Seedlings ProgramKenyaBurundiRwandaMalawiEthiopia
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ScenarioCosts: 3 year base, benefits: 15 yearsCosts: faster growth, benefits 15 yearsCosts: 3 year base, benefits: 10 yearsCosts: 3 year base, benefits: 15 yearsCosts: faster growth, benefits 15 yearsCosts: 3 year base, benefits: 10 yearsCosts: 3 year base, benefits: 15 yearsCosts: faster growth, benefits 15 yearsCosts: 3 year base, benefits: 10 yearsCosts: 3 year base, benefits: 15 yearsCosts: faster growth, benefits 15 yearsCosts: 3 year base, benefits: 10 yearsCosts: 3 year base, benefits: 15 yearsCosts: faster growth, benefits 15 yearsCosts: 3 year base, benefits: 10 years
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Number of farmers enrolled with a hypothetical donation
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Arbitrary donation size$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000
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Estimated cost per adopting farmer$4.59$4.56$4.59$9.08$7.85$9.08$1.83$1.81$1.83$9.31$7.56$9.31$20.66$17.49$20.66
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Total number of farmers enrolled with hypothetical donation of $100,00021,79721,93121,79711,00812,74711,00854,75155,22854,75110,73813,22710,7384,8415,7184,841
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Income/consumption effects from training
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Present value of change in ln(income) due to program among compliers (LATE) over 15 or 10 years0.150.150.120.310.310.300.080.080.040.020.02-0.030.090.090.09
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Adjustment to acount for seedlings dying after year 196%96%96%96%96%96%96%96%96%96%96%96%96%96%96%
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Farmer selection into treatment 95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%
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Quality of evidence adjustment70%70%70%60%60%60%60%60%60%70%70%70%70%70%70%
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Internal validity adjustment - total64%64%64%55%55%55%55%55%55%64%64%64%64%64%64%
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Additional external validity concerns95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%
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Intuition check - total adjustment (excluding substitution effects)61%61%61%52%52%52%52%52%52%61%61%61%61%61%61%
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Adjusted benefits per farmer in terms of ln(consumption) over 15 or 10 years0.090.090.080.160.160.160.040.040.020.010.01-0.020.060.060.06
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Results before leverage / funging adjustment
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Value assigned to increasing ln(consumption) by one unit for one person for one year1.441.441.441.441.441.441.441.441.441.441.441.441.441.441.44
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Units of value generated by the program0.130.130.110.230.230.230.060.060.030.010.01-0.030.080.080.08
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Total units of value generated with hypothetical donation ($100,000) 2,8022,8192,3612,5712,9772,5013,4753,5051,671154190-285393464393
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Cost-effectiveness in multiples of cash transfers, before adjustments8.48.47.07.78.97.510.410.55.00.50.6-0.91.21.41.2
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Adjustments for effects excluded from our core model
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Environmental benefits0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%
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Benefits for other crops2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%
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Year-to-year spillovers2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%
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Spillovers to non-participants1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%
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Total adjustment factor for excluded effects1.0551.0551.0551.0551.0551.0551.0551.0551.0551.0551.0551.0551.0551.0551.055
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Results after adjustments for excluded effects
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Total units of value generated, before accounting for leverage/funging
2,9562,9742,4912,7123,1412,6393,6663,6981,763163201-269414490414
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Units of value generated per dollar spent, before accounting for leverage/funging
0.0300.0300.0250.0270.0310.0260.0370.0370.0180.0020.002-0.0030.0040.0050.004
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Cost-effectiveness in multiples of cash transfers, before accounting for leverage/funging
8.88.97.48.19.47.910.911.05.30.50.6-0.81.21.51.2
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Leverage/Funging adjustment
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Total expenditure attributable to different actors:
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NGO$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000
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Other philanthropic actors$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
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Domestic government$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
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Total expenditure$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000
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Upstream / downstream expenditure
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Expenditure causally upstream of our donation$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000
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Expenditure causally downstream of our donation$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
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Counterfactual value of spending from non-philanthropic actors (units of value per dollar)
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Domestic government0.00270.00270.00270.00270.00270.00270.00270.00270.00270.00270.00270.00270.00270.00270.0027
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Other philanthropic actors0.01670.01670.01670.01670.01670.01670.01670.01670.01670.01670.01670.01670.01670.01670.0167
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Probability of scenarios in absence of philanthropic funding
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Scenario 1: Government costs would replace philanthropic costs
0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
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Scenario 2: Other philanthropic actors would replace philanthropic costs
15%15%15%15%15%15%15%15%15%15%15%15%15%15%15%
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Scenario 3: Program would go unfunded85%85%85%85%85%85%85%85%85%85%85%85%85%85%85%
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What fraction of the program would still happen?
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Scenario 1: Government costs would replace philanthropic costs
100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
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Scenario 2: Other philanthropic actors would replace philanthropic costs
100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
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Scenario 3: Program would go unfunded0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
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Expected change in amount of funding spent on Community Health Program by other actors in absence of philanthropic spending
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Scenario 1: Government costs would replace philanthropic costs
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Other philanthropic actors$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
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Government financial costs$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000
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Government in-kind costs$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
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Scenario 2: Other philanthropic actors would replace philanthropic costs
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Other philanthropic actors$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000$100,000
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Government financial costs$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
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Government in-kind costs$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
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Scenario 3: Program would go unfunded
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Other philanthropic actors$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
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Government financial costs$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
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Government in-kind costs$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
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Units of value generated by changes in amount of funding spent on Community Health Program by other actors in absence of philanthropic spending
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Scenario 1: Government costs would replace philanthropic costs
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Other philanthropic actors000000000000000
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Government financial costs2,9562,9742,4912,7123,1412,6393,6663,6981,763163201-269414490414
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Government in-kind costs000000000000000
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Scenario 2: Other philanthropic actors would replace philanthropic costs
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Other philanthropic actors2,9562,9742,4912,7123,1412,6393,6663,6981,763163201-269414490414
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Government financial costs000000000000000
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Government in-kind costs000000000000000
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Scenario 3: Program would go unfunded
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Other philanthropic actors000000000000000
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Government financial costs000000000000000
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Government in-kind costs000000000000000
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