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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Feder, Gershon Murgai, Rinku Quizon, Jaime B.
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Data do documento
2003/04/30
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TIpo de documento
Documento de trabalho sobre pesquisa de políticas
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No. do relatório
WPS3022
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Nº do volume
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Data de divulgação
2010/07/01
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Nome do documento
Sending farmers back to school - the impact of farmer field schools in Indonesia
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Palavras-chave
farmer;development research group;Integrated Pest Management;Agricultural Research and Extension;program impact;farmer field school;wageningen agricultural university;performance of graduate;process of innovation;rates of return;information delivery systems;impact on farmer;living standard measurement;household survey questionnaire;declining soil fertility;increased pesticide use;transmission of knowledge;infrastructure and services;resistance to pesticide;impact on yield;impact of intervention;diffusion of innovation;transfer of fund;sense of pride;Health cost;general equilibrium model;quality of knowledge;program placement bias;rice yield;
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