RCT Protocol for Digital vs Traditional Grape Farming Extension in Palestine

795 grape farmers in Bethlehem and Hebron districts participated in a two-arm randomized controlled trial evaluating digital and traditional agricultural extension. The study protocol measures primary outcomes of climate-adaptive practice adoption quality and gross margin, with secondary outcomes including productivity and farmer capacity. This pre-registered trial provides causally identified evidence on service delivery in a conflict-affected region.

Use Cases

• Analyze the impact of digital extension on the primary outcome of climate-adaptive practice adoption quality across 795 farmers.
• Compare gross margin outcomes between the intervention arm receiving digital services and the control arm receiving standard Ministry of Agriculture services.
• Assess secondary outcomes like farmer capacity and engagement with extension services to evaluate intervention effectiveness.
• Conduct mediation analysis on causal pathways linking the intervention to outcomes like productivity.

Strengths

• Data originates from a pre-registered, two-arm randomized controlled trial designed for high internal validity and reproducibility.
• Study focuses on a specific population of 795 grape farmers in a conflict-affected setting, addressing a critical evidence gap.
• Protocol includes measures for implementation fidelity and cost-effectiveness analysis.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 36.9 KB DOCX protocol document, not the underlying trial data, limiting direct analytical utility.
• Sample is geographically limited to grape farmers in the Bethlehem and Hebron districts of the West Bank.
• Actual trial results and raw data for outcomes like gross margin or practice adoption are not included in this file.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Amin Abu-Alsoud.

Collection Method

Two-arm, individually randomized controlled trial (RCT) protocol.

Time Range

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Freshness

Protocol last updated March 26, -2026.

Geography

Occupied West Bank of Palestine, specifically Bethlehem and Hebron districts.