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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Effectiveness of Integrated Pest Management Dissemination Techniques: A Case Study of Potato Farmers in Carchi, Ecuador
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| Autores: |
Mauceri, Maria
Alwang, Jeffrey Roger
Norton, George W.
Barrera, Victor
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| Data: |
2008-06-11
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| Ano: |
2007
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| Palavras-chave: |
Ecuador
Farmer field schools
Integrated pest management
Technology adoption
Technology dissemination
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Q16
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| 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.
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| Tipo: |
Journal Article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/37091
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| Relação: |
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 39, Number 03, December 2007
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| Formato: |
16
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