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Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers

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Title Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers
 
Creator Martínez, Jose
Labarta, Ricardo
González, Carolina
Lopera, Diana Carolina
 
Subject innovation adoption
technology transfer
yield factors
farmers organizations
rice
adopción de innovaciones
transferencia de tecnología
factores de rendimiento
organizaciones de agricultores
arroz
 
Description Bolivia has disseminated several improved technologies in the rice sector, but the average rice productivity in the country is far below the average trend in Latin America in recent years. Although the economic literature has highlighted the role of agricultural technology adoption in increasing agricultural productivity, gaps remain in understanding how rice growers are deciding to adopt and benefit from available improved rice technologies. Most previous adoption studies have evaluated the uptake of individual technologies without paying attention to the complementarities that alternative improved rice technologies may offer to farmers who face multiple marketing and production needs. This study uses data from a nationally representative sample of Bolivian rice growers to analyze farmers' joint decisions in adopting complementary agricultural technologies controlling for potential correlations across these decisions, as well as the extent of adoption of these practices. Evidence suggests that the decisions on multiple technology adoption are closely related, with common factors affecting both adoption and the extent of adoption. Furthermore, there is a need to better target resource-poor farmers, improve information-diffusion channels on agricultural practices, and better use existing farmers' organizations to enhance rice technology adoption.
 
Date 2021-05
2022-02-08T13:14:23Z
2022-02-08T13:14:23Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Martínez, J.; Labarta, R.; Gonzalez, C.; Lopera, D. (2021) Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 50(2) p. 252–272.
2372-2614
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118009
https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2021.9
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format p. 1-21
application/pdf
 
Publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP)
 
Source Agricultural and Resource Economics Review