TY - CPAPER AB - This study examines the impact of a mobile phone technology enhanced services on agricultural extension services delivery system in India. An impact analysis is carried out based on randomised survey data taking into account of potential systematic selection bias through double difference techniques and reflexive comparisons. Findings from the research show that the amount and quality of the services and the speed of services delivery have been improved significantly as a result of the intervention. Evidence from the evaluation suggests that disadvantaged farmers benefit more from this intervention than those who are better off. AU - Akter, Shaheen AU - Fu, Xiaolan DA - 2012 DA - 2012 DO - 10.22004/ag.econ.126798 DO - doi ID - 126798 KW - Community/Rural/Urban Development KW - Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies KW - Mobile phone technology KW - agricultural extension services KW - impact analysis KW - India L1 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126798/files/XiaolanAkter1-IAAE2012-ed-1.pdf L2 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126798/files/XiaolanAkter1-IAAE2012-ed-1.pdf L4 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126798/files/XiaolanAkter1-IAAE2012-ed-1.pdf LA - eng LA - English LK - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126798/files/XiaolanAkter1-IAAE2012-ed-1.pdf N2 - This study examines the impact of a mobile phone technology enhanced services on agricultural extension services delivery system in India. An impact analysis is carried out based on randomised survey data taking into account of potential systematic selection bias through double difference techniques and reflexive comparisons. Findings from the research show that the amount and quality of the services and the speed of services delivery have been improved significantly as a result of the intervention. Evidence from the evaluation suggests that disadvantaged farmers benefit more from this intervention than those who are better off. PY - 2012 PY - 2012 T1 - Impact of Mobile Telephone on the Quality and Speed of Agricultural Extension Services Delivery: Evidence from the Rural India TI - Impact of Mobile Telephone on the Quality and Speed of Agricultural Extension Services Delivery: Evidence from the Rural India UR - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126798/files/XiaolanAkter1-IAAE2012-ed-1.pdf Y1 - 2012 T2 - Paper T2 - 16589 ER -