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| Title: | Effectiveness of Integrated Pest Management Dissemination Techniques: A Case Study of Potato Farmers in Carchi, Ecuador |
| Authors: | Mauceri, Maria
Alwang, Jeffrey Roger
Norton, George W.
Barrera, Victor |
| Keywords: | Ecuador
farmer field schools
integrated pest management
technology adoption
technology dissemination |
| JEL Codes: | Q01
Q16 |
| Issue Date: | 2007-12 |
| Abstract: | Potato farmers in Ecuador rely on chemical inputs to manage pests and optimize yields. Integrated pest management techniques lower production costs, reduce pesticide exposure, and improve long-term agricultural sustainability. Public extension does not, however, exist in Ecuador and cost-effective means of communicating complex messages to producers are needed. We analyze cost-effectiveness of alternative dissemination methods, including farmer field schools (FFS), field days, pamphlets, and word-of-mouth transmission. Field days and pamphlets have strong impacts on adoption, especially considering their low costs. FFS are effective, but expensive. Evidence also indicates significant diffusion from FFS to non-FFS farmers, indicating high complementarity across methods. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/37091 |
| Institution/Association: | Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 39, Number 03, December 2007 |
| Total Pages: | 16 |
| From Page: | 765 |
| To Page: | 780 |
| Collections: | Volume 39, Number 03, December 2007
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