Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Integrated Pest Management Extension Methods: An Example from Bangladesh

This study examines the cost-effectiveness of alternative methods for diffusing integrated pest management practices in Bangladesh. Methods compared include farmer field schools, field days, and extension agent visits. Farmer field school participants were more likely to adopt integrated pest manage...

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Main Authors:	Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob, Norton, George W., Alwang, Jeffrey, Miah, Monayem, Feder, Gershon
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences Diffusion Processes O330 Agricultural R&D Agricultural Technology Agricultural Extension Services Q160
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4887

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spelling	okr-10986-48872021-04-23T14:02:20Z Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Integrated Pest Management Extension Methods: An Example from Bangladesh Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob Norton, George W. Alwang, Jeffrey Miah, Monayem Feder, Gershon Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences Diffusion Processes O330 Agricultural R&D Agricultural Technology Agricultural Extension Services Q160 This study examines the cost-effectiveness of alternative methods for diffusing integrated pest management practices in Bangladesh. Methods compared include farmer field schools, field days, and extension agent visits. Farmer field school participants were more likely to adopt integrated pest management practices than recipients of messages from field days and agent visits. However, due to lower costs per participant, field days were the most cost-effective means for stimulating adoption of simpler practices and extension agent visits were the most cost-effective for extending more complex practices. 2012-03-30T07:30:13Z 2012-03-30T07:30:13Z 2008-07 Journal Article Review of Agricultural Economics 10587195 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4887 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Bangladesh
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description	This study examines the cost-effectiveness of alternative methods for diffusing integrated pest management practices in Bangladesh. Methods compared include farmer field schools, field days, and extension agent visits. Farmer field school participants were more likely to adopt integrated pest management practices than recipients of messages from field days and agent visits. However, due to lower costs per participant, field days were the most cost-effective means for stimulating adoption of simpler practices and extension agent visits were the most cost-effective for extending more complex practices.
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author	Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob Norton, George W. Alwang, Jeffrey Miah, Monayem Feder, Gershon
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title	Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Integrated Pest Management Extension Methods: An Example from Bangladesh
title_short	Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Integrated Pest Management Extension Methods: An Example from Bangladesh
title_full	Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Integrated Pest Management Extension Methods: An Example from Bangladesh
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Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Integrated Pest Management Extension Methods: An Example from Bangladesh

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