How labor organization affects technological adoption. The Case of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in durian, tangerine and longan production, Thailand.

尽管对农业创新的采用进行了频繁的研究，但迄今为止，劳动组织的重要性一直被忽视。本研究项目以申请人建立的理论模型为基础，对已建立的关于劳动组织与创新的假设进行检验。综合病虫害管理（IPM）将被用作案例研究，因为它是一种劳动和技能密集型技术，其采用可能受到劳动力的组织和机会成本的影响。为了从经验上检验这些假设，我们将研究东南亚参加农民田间学校（FFS）的农民采用IPM的情况。

Although the adoption of agricultural innovations has been studied frequently, the importance of labor organization has been overlooked so far. Based on a theoretical model developed by the applicants, the aim of the research project is to test the developed hypotheses on labor organization and innovation. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) will be used as a case study, as it is a labor and skill intensitive technology and adoption is likely to be affected by the organization and opportunity costs of labor. In order to test the hypotheses empirically, we will examine the adoption of IPM by farmers who participate in farmer field schools (FFS) in Southeast Asia.