Rice Biotechnology: Helping or Hurting Farmers in the Philippines
| dc.creator | Zentner, Emilie | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T13:55:15Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T10:17:49Z | |
| dc.description | Rice is a staple crop in developing countries in Asia. By examining resource-poor and smallholder rice farmers in the Philippines, this article studies the impact of rice biotechnology, by analyzing if adoption of hybrid rice varieties results in improved farmer conditions. Using a propensity score matching approach, the analysis compares the differences in total production between adopters of hybrid seed and non-adopters, while accounting for self-selection bias and the possibility of endogenous factors. From this analysis, it is not clear if rice farmers benefit from hybrid rice seed adoption, as there is a consistent change of sign in farmer benefits between seasons. In the wet season, there is a negative difference in total rice production between adopters of hybrid seed and non-adopters; whereas in the dry season, this difference is positive. Future studies examining farmer benefits of technological adoption should employ a matching approach to correctly compare the effects on adopters and non-adopters. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.232753 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/232753/files/EmilieZentner_final.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/232753 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/617359 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/232753 | |
| dc.title | Rice Biotechnology: Helping or Hurting Farmers in the Philippines | |
| dc.type | Text |