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Provedor de dados: 	31	
País: 	United States	
Título: 	Effectiveness of Integrated Pest Management Dissemination Techniques:  A Case Study of Potato Farmers in Carchi, Ecuador	
Autores: 	Mauceri,   Maria; Alwang,   Jeffrey Roger; Norton,   George W.; Barrera,   Victor.	
Data: 	2008-06-11	
Ano: 	2007	
Palavras-chave: 	Ecuador; Farmer field schools; Integrated pest management; Technology adoption; Technology dissemination; Q01; Q16.	
Resumo: 	Potato farmers in Ecuador rely on chemical inputs to manage pests and optimize yields.  Integrated pest management techniques lower production costs, reduce pesticide exposure, and improve long-term agricultural sustainability.  Public extension does not, however, exist in Ecuador and cost-effective means of communicating complex messages to producers are needed.  We analyze cost-effectiveness of alternative dissemination methods, including farmer field schools (FFS), field days, pamphlets, and word-of-mouth transmission.  Field days and pamphlets have strong impacts on adoption, especially considering their low costs.  FFS are effective, but expensive.  Evidence also indicates significant diffusion from FFS to non-FFS farmers, indicating high complementarity across methods.	
Tipo: 	Journal Article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://purl.umn.edu/37091	
Relação: 	Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics&gt;Volume 39, Number 03, December 2007	
Formato: 	16