Public subsidies, technology targeting and private investment: Evidence from laser land leveling in Uttar Pradesh, India

For many agricultural technologies, governments have the opportunity to make use of public subsidies strategically – to popularize their use among farmers, to encourage private sector participation and to improve both individual welfare and the common good. While governments may often prefer broad,...

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Autores principales: Lybbert, Travis J., Magnan, Nicholas, Spielman, David J., Bhargava, Anil K., Gulati, Kajal, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, International Food Policy Research Institute, International Livestock Research Institute, International Rice Research Institute, WorldFish
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150052
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author Lybbert, Travis J.
Magnan, Nicholas
Spielman, David J.
Bhargava, Anil K.
Gulati, Kajal
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
International Food Policy Research Institute
International Livestock Research Institute
International Rice Research Institute
WorldFish
author_browse Bhargava, Anil K.
Gulati, Kajal
International Food Policy Research Institute
International Livestock Research Institute
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
International Rice Research Institute
Lybbert, Travis J.
Magnan, Nicholas
Spielman, David J.
WorldFish
author_facet Lybbert, Travis J.
Magnan, Nicholas
Spielman, David J.
Bhargava, Anil K.
Gulati, Kajal
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
International Food Policy Research Institute
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WorldFish
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description For many agricultural technologies, governments have the opportunity to make use of public subsidies strategically – to popularize their use among farmers, to encourage private sector participation and to improve both individual welfare and the common good. While governments may often prefer broad, unspecific subsidies to promote the rapid dissemination of these technologies, there are often better ways to use scarce public funds. This study demonstrates how better information on farmers’ willingness to pay for a technology and the private sector’s costs of technology provision can be used to design more effective uses of public subsidies.
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spelling CGSpace1500522025-11-06T05:46:27Z Public subsidies, technology targeting and private investment: Evidence from laser land leveling in Uttar Pradesh, India Lybbert, Travis J. Magnan, Nicholas Spielman, David J. Bhargava, Anil K. Gulati, Kajal International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center International Food Policy Research Institute International Livestock Research Institute International Rice Research Institute WorldFish participation strategies approaches cost benefit analysis technology smallholders valuation private sector innovation adoption agricultural development subsidies For many agricultural technologies, governments have the opportunity to make use of public subsidies strategically – to popularize their use among farmers, to encourage private sector participation and to improve both individual welfare and the common good. While governments may often prefer broad, unspecific subsidies to promote the rapid dissemination of these technologies, there are often better ways to use scarce public funds. This study demonstrates how better information on farmers’ willingness to pay for a technology and the private sector’s costs of technology provision can be used to design more effective uses of public subsidies. 2014 2024-08-01T02:50:34Z 2024-08-01T02:50:34Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150052 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Lybbert, Travis J.; Magnan, Nicholas; Spielman, David J.; Bhargava, Anil; and Gulati, Kajal. 2014. Public subsidies, technology targeting and private investment: Evidence from laser land leveling in Uttar Pradesh, India. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150052
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smallholders
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private sector
innovation adoption
agricultural development
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Lybbert, Travis J.
Magnan, Nicholas
Spielman, David J.
Bhargava, Anil K.
Gulati, Kajal
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
International Food Policy Research Institute
International Livestock Research Institute
International Rice Research Institute
WorldFish
Public subsidies, technology targeting and private investment: Evidence from laser land leveling in Uttar Pradesh, India
title Public subsidies, technology targeting and private investment: Evidence from laser land leveling in Uttar Pradesh, India
title_full Public subsidies, technology targeting and private investment: Evidence from laser land leveling in Uttar Pradesh, India
title_fullStr Public subsidies, technology targeting and private investment: Evidence from laser land leveling in Uttar Pradesh, India
title_full_unstemmed Public subsidies, technology targeting and private investment: Evidence from laser land leveling in Uttar Pradesh, India
title_short Public subsidies, technology targeting and private investment: Evidence from laser land leveling in Uttar Pradesh, India
title_sort public subsidies technology targeting and private investment evidence from laser land leveling in uttar pradesh india
topic participation
strategies
approaches
cost benefit analysis
technology
smallholders
valuation
private sector
innovation adoption
agricultural development
subsidies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150052
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