TY  - CPAPER 
AB  - 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.
AU  - Yamazaki, Satoshi
AU  - Resosudarmo, Budy P.
DA  - 2006
DA  - 2006
DO  - 10.22004/ag.econ.25427
DO  - doi
ID  - 25427
KW  - Labor and Human Capital
KW  - agricultural economics
KW  - spatial econometrics
KW  - economic development
L1  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/25427/files/cp060725.pdf
L2  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/25427/files/cp060725.pdf
L4  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/25427/files/cp060725.pdf
LA  - eng
LA  - English
LK  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/25427/files/cp060725.pdf
N1  - Replaced with revised version of paper 02/08/07.
N2  - 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.
PY  - 2006
PY  - 2006
T1  - Does Sending Farmers Back to School Have An Impact? A Spatial Econometric Approach
TI  - Does Sending Farmers Back to School Have An Impact? A Spatial Econometric Approach
UR  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/25427/files/cp060725.pdf
Y1  - 2006
T2  - Contributed Paper
ER  -