Sending Farmers Back to School : The Impact of Farmer Field Schools in Indonesia
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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The authors evaluate the impact of
farmer field schools, an intensive participatory training
program emphasizing integrated pest management. Their
evaluation focuses on whether participation in the program
has improved yields and reduced pesticide use among
graduates and their neighbors who may have gained knowledge
from graduates through informal communications. The authors
use panel data covering the period 1991-99 in Indonesia.
Their analysis, employing a modified
"difference-in-differences" model, indicates that
the program did not have significant effects on the
performance of graduates and their neighbors. The authors
discuss several plausible explanations for this outcome and
suggest recommendations for improvements.
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, ASIAN RICE, CIMMYT, CLIMATE CHANGE, CROP, CROP MANAGEMENT, CROP YIELDS, CROPPING, CROPPING SEASONS, CULTIVATION, CULTIVATION PRACTICES, CURRICULUM, DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, ECONOMICS, ECOSYSTEMS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EXTENSION EDUCATION, EXTENSION SERVICES, FAO, FARM, FARMER, FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS, FARMERS, FERTILIZERS, GREEN REVOLUTION, GROWERS, GROWING SEASON, IMPACT ASSESSMENT, INFESTATION, INFORMAL EDUCATION, INNOVATION, INSECT PESTS, INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERVENTIONS, IPM, LEARNING, NGOS, PAPERS, PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES, PEST MANAGEMENT, PESTICIDE, PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS, PESTICIDE USE, PESTICIDES, PLANT DISEASES, PLANT HEALTH, PLANT PROTECTION, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICES, RATES OF RETURN, RICE, RICE CROPS, RICE RESEARCH, RICE YIELDS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOLS, SINGLE CROP, SOIL FERTILITY, SPRING, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, TEACHING, TRAINING METHODS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, WAGENINGEN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, YIELDS ADULT EDUCATION, FARMERS TRAINING OF, FIELD WORK, PARTICIPATORY METHODS, PEST MANAGEMENT, INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, PROGRAM EVALUATION, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, YIELDS, ADULT EDUCATION, Microdata Set