Autonomy and Specificity in Agricultural Technology Adoption : Evidence from Mexico

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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Main Authors: Corral, Carolina, Gine, Xavier, Mahajan, Aprajit, Seira, Enrique
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
SOIL QUALITY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/362001598386078342/Autonomy-and-Specificity-in-Agricultural-Technology-Adoption-Evidence-from-Mexico
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spelling okr-10986-343842022-09-20T00:11:57Z Autonomy and Specificity in Agricultural Technology Adoption : Evidence from Mexico Corral, Carolina Gine, Xavier Mahajan, Aprajit Seira, Enrique SOIL QUALITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION 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. 2020-08-27T14:39:57Z 2020-08-27T14:39:57Z 2020-08 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/362001598386078342/Autonomy-and-Specificity-in-Agricultural-Technology-Adoption-Evidence-from-Mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34384 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9367 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
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topic SOIL QUALITY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
spellingShingle SOIL QUALITY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Corral, Carolina
Gine, Xavier
Mahajan, Aprajit
Seira, Enrique
Autonomy and Specificity in Agricultural Technology Adoption : Evidence from Mexico
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9367
description 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.
format Working Paper
author Corral, Carolina
Gine, Xavier
Mahajan, Aprajit
Seira, Enrique
author_facet Corral, Carolina
Gine, Xavier
Mahajan, Aprajit
Seira, Enrique
author_sort Corral, Carolina
title Autonomy and Specificity in Agricultural Technology Adoption : Evidence from Mexico
title_short Autonomy and Specificity in Agricultural Technology Adoption : Evidence from Mexico
title_full Autonomy and Specificity in Agricultural Technology Adoption : Evidence from Mexico
title_fullStr Autonomy and Specificity in Agricultural Technology Adoption : Evidence from Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Autonomy and Specificity in Agricultural Technology Adoption : Evidence from Mexico
title_sort autonomy and specificity in agricultural technology adoption : evidence from mexico
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/362001598386078342/Autonomy-and-Specificity-in-Agricultural-Technology-Adoption-Evidence-from-Mexico
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34384
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