Autonomy and Specificity in Agricultural Technology Adoption : Evidence from Mexico
This paper explores heterogeneity in soil quality, lack of knowledge, and autonomy as explanations for the low adoption of improved agricultural practices. The paper uses data from a randomized field experiment that combined localized soil analyses...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/362001598386078342/Autonomy-and-Specificity-in-Agricultural-Technology-Adoption-Evidence-from-Mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34384 |
| Summary: | This paper explores heterogeneity in
soil quality, lack of knowledge, and autonomy as
explanations for the low adoption of improved agricultural
practices. The paper uses data from a randomized field
experiment that combined localized soil analyses, tailored
input recommendations, extension services, and an in-kind
grant. The analysis finds that while neither the degree of
recommendation specificity (plot versus cluster level) nor
the extent of autonomy (defined as the freedom of choice in
spending the in-kind grant) had any effect on adoption
during the intervention, farmers with autonomy had
substantially higher adoption of improved practices two
years after the intervention ended. |
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