The effect of information sources on technology adoption and modification decisions
The effect of information sources on technology adoption and modification decisions
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00222.x
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发表时间：
2007-07-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Gardebroek, Cornelis
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作者：
Adegbola, Patrice;Gardebroek, Cornelis
本文重点介绍了贝宁南部采用和修改改进玉米储藏技术的决定。修改意味着改变技术以适应农民的情况。样本选择框架被用来解释选择性偏差，因为一些农民不知道新技术。使用这个框架，本研究调查的影响，替代信息来源的采用和修改的决定。农民或者由推广人员或者由其他农民通知。实证结果表明，这两个群体之间的采纳和修改决策存在差异。
This article focuses on adoption and modification decisions on improved maize storage technologies in southern Benin. Modification implies changing a technology to adapt to farmers' circumstances. A sample selection framework is used to account for selectivity bias as some farmers were not aware of the new technologies. Using this framework, the study investigates the effect of alternative information sources on adoption and modification decisions. Farmers are either informed by extension agents or by other farmers. The empirical results show that there are differences in adoption and modification decisions between these two groups.