THE COMPLEX DYNAMICS OF SMALLHOLDER TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION: THE CASE OF SRI IN MADAGASCAR
| dc.creator | Moser, Christine M. | |
| dc.creator | Barrett, Christopher B. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T14:31:56Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T03:11:50Z | |
| dc.description | This paper explores the dynamics of smallholder technology adoption, with particular reference to a high-yielding, low-external input rice production method in Madagascar. We present a simple model of technology adoption by farm households in an environment of incomplete financial and land markets. We then use a probit model and a symmetrically trimmed least squares estimation of a dynamic Tobit model to analyze the decisions to adopt, expand and disadopt the method. We find that seasonal liquidity constraints discourage adoption by poorer farmers. Learning effects-both from extension agents and from other farmers-exert significant influence over adoption decisions. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.14735 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/14735/files/wp030020.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/14735 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/528271 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/14735 | |
| dc.title | THE COMPLEX DYNAMICS OF SMALLHOLDER TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION: THE CASE OF SRI IN MADAGASCAR | |
| dc.type | Text |