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How farm labor organization affects technology adoption: the case of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
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Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Institut für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus, Fachgebiet Ressourcenökonomie
Abstract "This paper examines the effect of labor organization on integrated pest management (IPM),
using cross section data collected from a participatory farming system survey of 157 durian
growers in Chanthaburi, Thailand, in 2005. In contrast to many studies of IPM adoption, this
work uses the form of... view more
"This paper examines the effect of labor organization on integrated pest management (IPM),
using cross section data collected from a participatory farming system survey of 157 durian
growers in Chanthaburi, Thailand, in 2005. In contrast to many studies of IPM adoption, this
work uses the form of farm labor organization as an endogenous factor for identifying the rate
of IPM adoption among durian growers. The instrumental variables method was employed to
econometrically relate a set of alleged variables as instruments of labor organization to the
rate of IPM adoption. Results show that, among others, farms employing hired labor have a
significantly lower adoption rate of IPM." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
technological progress; agriculture; farm worker; land; acceptance; plant protection; Thailand; resources; labor; farm
Classification
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Rural Sociology
Method
descriptive study
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
30 p.
Series
Institutional Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources (ICAR) : Discussion Papers, 21
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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