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Takeshi Sakurai

University of Tokyo

Japan

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (8)

Basis Risk and Low Demand for Weather Index Insurance

NRE Discussion Papers No. 2021-02
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 15 Sep 2022
Wataru Kodama, Ken Miura and Takeshi Sakurai
University of Göttingen, Kyoto University - Graduate School of Agriculture - Division of Natural Resource Economics and University of Tokyo
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climate risk, basis risk, index insurance, insurance demand, Zambia

Basis Risk and Low Demand for Weather Index Insurance

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 28 Aug 2023
Wataru Kodama, Ken Miura and Takeshi Sakurai
University of Göttingen, Kyoto University - Graduate School of Agriculture - Division of Natural Resource Economics and University of Tokyo
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basis risk, weather index insurance, insurance demand, Zambia

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Impact of the Smart Valley Project in Enhancing Rice Production and Farmer Outcomes in Northwestern Sierra Leone

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Mar 2025
Jacob B. Kolleh, Aminou Arouna and Takeshi Sakurai
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Africa Rice Center (WARDA) and University of Tokyo
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Smart Valley project: Rice production: Probit regression: Difference in Difference: Sierra Leone

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Beyond Productivity Decline: Farmers Response to Extreme Weather Events and Farm Input Investment

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 13 Sep 2023
David Atinga, Takeshi Sakurai and Joseph Agebase Awuni
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Tokyo and University for Development Studies
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Impact, Weather shocks, Fertilizer utilization, farm input investment, Rice productivity

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Contribution of Agroforestry Practices on Species Diversity and Carbon Sequestration for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case of Juba County, South Sudan

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 14 Mar 2025
Mayele Mayindo Joseph and Takeshi Sakurai
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Tokyo
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Agroforestry Practice, Tree Diversity, Biomass Estimation, Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration, Tree/Shrub Species, South Sudan.

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Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies Adoption and Millet Crop Farmers’ Welfare Nexus; Empirical Analysis from Mali

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 01 Oct 2024
Lateef Bello, Bola Amoke Awotide and Takeshi Sakurai
University of Tokyo, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and University of Tokyo
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Climate-smart agricultural technologies, Multiple adoption, Millet, Welfare, Mali

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Nutritional Education and the Dynamics of Demand for a Complementary Food: Evidence from High-Frequency Purchase Data in Ghana

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 12 Jul 2025 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2025
Satoru Okonogi, Reginald Annan and Takeshi Sakurai
University of Tokyo - Department of International Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and University of Tokyo
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Child Nutrition, Micronutrient Intervention, Experimenter Demand Effect, Randomized Controlled Trial, Household Demand

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Spatial Market Integration and Pandemic: Evidence from Vegetable Markets of Nepal and India

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Aug 2025
Sirish Pun and Takeshi Sakurai
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Tokyo
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Pandemic, spatial market integration, supply chain, price adjustment speed, market dyad, Potato

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Unraveling the Impact of Tourism on Agriculture: An Example of Irish Potato Farmers in Northwestern Region of Rwanda

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 Jan 2024 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2026
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Sustainability Institute, Florida A&M University, Makerere Business School, University of Makerere and University of Tokyo
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agriculture-tourism nexus; fertilizer use; food security; off-farm income; tourism labor; Rwanda