Sending Vietnamese rice farmers back to school: further evidence on the impacts of farmer field schools

This study evaluates the impact of farmer field schools (FFS) on knowledge, insecticide use, and yield using a nonconsecutive, two‐year panel data that allows one to control for nonrandom selection. Regression analysis using a difference‐in‐difference approach indicates FFS training did not result i...

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Autores principales: Rejesus, Roderick M., Mutuc, Maria Erlinda M., Yasar, Mahmut, Lapitan, Aileen V., Palis, Florencia G., Chi, Truong Thi Ngoc
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165802
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author Rejesus, Roderick M.
Mutuc, Maria Erlinda M.
Yasar, Mahmut
Lapitan, Aileen V.
Palis, Florencia G.
Chi, Truong Thi Ngoc
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Lapitan, Aileen V.
Mutuc, Maria Erlinda M.
Palis, Florencia G.
Rejesus, Roderick M.
Yasar, Mahmut
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Mutuc, Maria Erlinda M.
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Palis, Florencia G.
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description This study evaluates the impact of farmer field schools (FFS) on knowledge, insecticide use, and yield using a nonconsecutive, two‐year panel data that allows one to control for nonrandom selection. Regression analysis using a difference‐in‐difference approach indicates FFS training did not result in statistically significant impacts on insecticide use and yield over the period of time examined. However, there is some evidence that FFS had an “initial” knowledge impact, but it was not sustained over time. Retraining FFS graduates may be an attractive option to help maintain knowledge and improve performance over time, but we do not find empirical evidence on the effectiveness of this strategy based on a small sample of retrained farmers.La présente étude examine l’impact du programme Champ‐École‐Paysan (CEP) (Farmer Field Schools – FFS) sur l’acquisition des connaissances, l’utilisation d’insecticides et le rendement, à l’aide de données de panel non consécutives recueillies sur une période de deux ans et permettant de maîtriser la sélection non aléatoire. Une analyse de régression utilisant la méthode de différence de différences a révélé que la formation offerte dans le cadre du programme CEP n’a pas eu d’impact statistiquement significatif sur l’utilisation d’insecticides ni sur le rendement au cours de la période visée par l’étude. Toutefois, il semble que le programme CEP a eu un impact sur l’acquisition des connaissances au début, mais que cet impact n’a pas été soutenu au fil du temps. Le recyclage des participants au programme CEP peut constituer une option intéressante pour le maintien des connaissances et l’amélioration du rendement au fil du temps. Par contre, l’étude d’un petit échantillon de producteurs recyclés n’a pas fourni de preuve empirique permettant de croire à l’efficacité de cette stratégie.
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spelling CGSpace1658022024-12-19T14:11:56Z Sending Vietnamese rice farmers back to school: further evidence on the impacts of farmer field schools Rejesus, Roderick M. Mutuc, Maria Erlinda M. Yasar, Mahmut Lapitan, Aileen V. Palis, Florencia G. Chi, Truong Thi Ngoc agricultural education education farmers insecticides pesticides rice fields vietnam This study evaluates the impact of farmer field schools (FFS) on knowledge, insecticide use, and yield using a nonconsecutive, two‐year panel data that allows one to control for nonrandom selection. Regression analysis using a difference‐in‐difference approach indicates FFS training did not result in statistically significant impacts on insecticide use and yield over the period of time examined. However, there is some evidence that FFS had an “initial” knowledge impact, but it was not sustained over time. Retraining FFS graduates may be an attractive option to help maintain knowledge and improve performance over time, but we do not find empirical evidence on the effectiveness of this strategy based on a small sample of retrained farmers.La présente étude examine l’impact du programme Champ‐École‐Paysan (CEP) (Farmer Field Schools – FFS) sur l’acquisition des connaissances, l’utilisation d’insecticides et le rendement, à l’aide de données de panel non consécutives recueillies sur une période de deux ans et permettant de maîtriser la sélection non aléatoire. Une analyse de régression utilisant la méthode de différence de différences a révélé que la formation offerte dans le cadre du programme CEP n’a pas eu d’impact statistiquement significatif sur l’utilisation d’insecticides ni sur le rendement au cours de la période visée par l’étude. Toutefois, il semble que le programme CEP a eu un impact sur l’acquisition des connaissances au début, mais que cet impact n’a pas été soutenu au fil du temps. Le recyclage des participants au programme CEP peut constituer une option intéressante pour le maintien des connaissances et l’amélioration du rendement au fil du temps. Par contre, l’étude d’un petit échantillon de producteurs recyclés n’a pas fourni de preuve empirique permettant de croire à l’efficacité de cette stratégie. 2012-09 2024-12-19T12:55:30Z 2024-12-19T12:55:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165802 en Wiley Rejesus, Roderick M.; Mutuc, Maria Erlinda M.; Yasar, Mahmut; Lapitan, Aileen V.; Palis, Florencia G. and Chi, Truong Thi Ngoc. 2012. Sending Vietnamese rice farmers back to school: further evidence on the impacts of farmer field schools. Canadian J Agri Economics, Volume 60 no. 3 p. 407-426
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education
farmers
insecticides
pesticides
rice fields
vietnam
Rejesus, Roderick M.
Mutuc, Maria Erlinda M.
Yasar, Mahmut
Lapitan, Aileen V.
Palis, Florencia G.
Chi, Truong Thi Ngoc
Sending Vietnamese rice farmers back to school: further evidence on the impacts of farmer field schools
title Sending Vietnamese rice farmers back to school: further evidence on the impacts of farmer field schools
title_full Sending Vietnamese rice farmers back to school: further evidence on the impacts of farmer field schools
title_fullStr Sending Vietnamese rice farmers back to school: further evidence on the impacts of farmer field schools
title_full_unstemmed Sending Vietnamese rice farmers back to school: further evidence on the impacts of farmer field schools
title_short Sending Vietnamese rice farmers back to school: further evidence on the impacts of farmer field schools
title_sort sending vietnamese rice farmers back to school further evidence on the impacts of farmer field schools
topic agricultural education
education
farmers
insecticides
pesticides
rice fields
vietnam
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165802
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