Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers
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 agr...
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| author | Martínez, Jose Labarta, Ricardo Antonio González, Carolina Lopera, Diana Carolina |
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| 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. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1180092025-11-11T18:53:54Z Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers Martínez, Jose Labarta, Ricardo Antonio González, Carolina Lopera, Diana Carolina innovation adoption technology transfer yield factors farmers organizations rice adopción de innovaciones transferencia de tecnología factores de rendimiento organizaciones de agricultores arroz 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. 2021-05 2022-02-08T13:14:23Z 2022-02-08T13:14:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118009 en Open Access application/pdf Cambridge University Press 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. |
| spellingShingle | innovation adoption technology transfer yield factors farmers organizations rice adopción de innovaciones transferencia de tecnología factores de rendimiento organizaciones de agricultores arroz Martínez, Jose Labarta, Ricardo Antonio González, Carolina Lopera, Diana Carolina Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers |
| title | Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers |
| title_full | Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers |
| title_fullStr | Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers |
| title_short | Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers |
| title_sort | joint adoption of rice technologies among bolivian farmers |
| topic | innovation adoption technology transfer yield factors farmers organizations rice adopción de innovaciones transferencia de tecnología factores de rendimiento organizaciones de agricultores arroz |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118009 |
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