@article{Yamazaki:25427,
      recid = {25427},
      author = {Yamazaki, Satoshi and Resosudarmo, Budy P.},
      title = {Does Sending Farmers Back to School Have An Impact? A  Spatial Econometric Approach},
      address = {2006},
      number = {1004-2016-78852},
      series = {Contributed Paper},
      pages = {20},
      year = {2006},
      note = {Replaced with revised version of paper 02/08/07.},
      abstract = {The Farmer Field School (FFS) is an intensive training  program providing farmers with science based knowledge and  practices, including the integrated pesticide management  (IPM). Recently there has been intensive debates as to  whether or not this kind of training has any significant  impact. Most case studies argue that the impact, in terms  of a farmers ability to reduce the use or pesticides while  increasing yields, is significant. However, studies  conducted by Feder et al., using a household panel data set  for Indonesia, could not confirm that this is the case.  This paper utilises Feder et al.s data set and applies a  spatial econometric technique to re-evaluate whether or not  the FFS induces better performances among farmers enrolled  in the program and also among their neighbours, who are  expected to receive some spillover knowledge from the FFS  alumna.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/25427},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.25427},
}