Impact of farmer education on farm productivity under varying technologies: Case of paddy growers in India

Artikel

This paper analyzes the effects of education on farm productivity in the case of growers of modern and traditional varieties of paddy in Odisha, Eastern India. Using an endogenous switching regression model, the study has found that a minimum threshold level of education is significantly influencing the adoption of modern varieties of paddy and thereby the farm productivity of adopters only. So, the study finds the evidence in support of Schultz hypothesis that says education enhances farm productivity in the case of adopters of modern technology. The study suggests that farmers' field school program must be implemented along with a strong extension network in the study region for a wider dissemination modern technology.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: Agricultural and Food Economics ; ISSN: 2193-7532 ; Volume: 6 ; Year: 2018 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 1-19 ; Heidelberg: Springer

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets ; Agricultural R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services ; Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
• Thema: Education ; Technology adoption ; Farm productivity ; Endogenous switching regression

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Paltasingh, Kirtti Ranjan ; Goyari, Phanindra
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Springer
• (wo): Heidelberg
• (wann): 2018

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.1186/s40100-018-0101-9
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/240218
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ