Sending Farmers Back to School : The Impact of Farmer Field Schools in Indonesia

Feder, Gershon ; Murgai, Rinku ; Quizon, Jaime B.

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION;    AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES;    AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH;    ASIAN RICE;    CIMMYT;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-3022
RP-ID  :  WPS3022

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The authors evaluate the impact offarmer field schools, an intensive participatory trainingprogram emphasizing integrated pest management. Theirevaluation focuses on whether participation in the programhas improved yields and reduced pesticide use amonggraduates and their neighbors who may have gained knowledgefrom graduates through informal communications. The authorsuse panel data covering the period 1991-99 in Indonesia.Their analysis, employing a modified"difference-in-differences" model, indicates thatthe program did not have significant effects on theperformance of graduates and their neighbors. The authorsdiscuss several plausible explanations for this outcome andsuggest recommendations for improvements.