Autonomy and Specificity in Agricultural Technology Adoption : Evidence from Mexico

Corral, Carolina ; Gine, Xavier ; Mahajan, Aprajit ; Seira, Enrique

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: SOIL QUALITY;    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY;    RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL;    AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-9367
RP-ID  :  WPS9367

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper explores heterogeneity insoil quality, lack of knowledge, and autonomy asexplanations for the low adoption of improved agriculturalpractices. The paper uses data from a randomized fieldexperiment that combined localized soil analyses, tailoredinput recommendations, extension services, and an in-kindgrant. The analysis finds that while neither the degree ofrecommendation specificity (plot versus cluster level) northe extent of autonomy (defined as the freedom of choice inspending the in-kind grant) had any effect on adoptionduring the intervention, farmers with autonomy hadsubstantially higher adoption of improved practices twoyears after the intervention ended.