Measuring Agricultural Knowledge and Adoption

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dc.creatorKondylis, Florence
dc.creatorMueller, Valerie
dc.creatorZhu, Siyao Jessica
dc.date2014-11-12T20:08:25Z
dc.date2014-11-12T20:08:25Z
dc.date2014-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:32:49Z
dc.descriptionUnderstanding the trade-offs in improving the precision of agricultural measures through survey design is crucial. Yet, standard indicators used to determine program effectiveness may be flawed and at a differential rate for men and women. The authors use a household survey from Mozambique to estimate the measurement error from male and female self-reports of their adoption and knowledge of three practices: intercropping, mulching, and strip tillage. Despite clear differences in human and physical capital, there are no obvious differences in the knowledge, adoption, and error in self-reporting between men and women. Having received training unanimously lowers knowledge misreports and increases adoption misreports. Other determinants of reporting error differ by gender. Misreporting is positively associated with a greater number of plots for men. Recall decay on measures of knowledge appears prominent among men but not women. Findings from regression and cost-effectiveness analyses always favor the collection of objective measures of knowledge. Given the lowest rate of accuracy for adoption was around 80 percent, costlier objective adoption measures are recommended for a subsample in regions with heterogeneous farm sizes.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20273015/measuring-agricultural-knowledge-adoption
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20506
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-7058
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/405808
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7058
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBEANS
dc.subjectBIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCASH CROP
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCASHEW NUTS
dc.subjectCASSAVA
dc.subjectCHEMICAL FERTILIZERS
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCONSUMER DEMAND
dc.subjectCORN
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCOWPEAS
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROP ROTATION
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectCULTIVATION PRACTICES
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDRY SEASON
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEXAM
dc.subjectEXAMS
dc.subjectEXTENSION SERVICES
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFERTILIZER
dc.subjectFERTILIZER USE
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFEWER CHILDREN
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD NUMBER
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINDEXES
dc.subjectINTERCROPPING
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLIFE CYCLE
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMARRIED MEN
dc.subjectMULCH
dc.subjectMULCHING
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPESTS
dc.subjectPIGEON PEAS
dc.subjectPLANTING
dc.subjectPLOWING
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectPRODUCTION OF COTTON
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectROLE OF WOMEN
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectSEED VARIETIES
dc.subjectSEEDLINGS
dc.subjectSESAME
dc.subjectSMALLER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectSOIL FERTILITY
dc.subjectSORGHUM
dc.subjectSOWING
dc.subjectSOYBEAN
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTILLAGE
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTREES
dc.subjectWEEDS
dc.subjectYIELDS
dc.titleMeasuring Agricultural Knowledge and Adoption

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