Does sending farmers back to school increase technical efficiency of maize production? Impact assessment of a farmer field school programme in Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15068397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tri Haryanto (0000-0001-9038-3698, Airlangga University, corresponding author), Wahyu Wisnu Wardana (0000-0002-0768-552X, Airlangga University), Julie Ann Q Basconcillo (0000-0001-7902-5590, University of the Philippines Los Baños) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1331-677X • E-ISSN: 1848-9664 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1331677x.2023.2218469 |
| OpenAlex | W4380051921 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 56 |
A farmer field school programme aims to impart knowledge and promote new technology. The programme is expected to enhance farmers’ performances. However, the empirical evidence remains unclear. A few studies have examined the impact of this programme on technical efficiency in Indonesia. The current study specifically investigates the causal impact of the Farmer Field School of Integrated Crop Management (FFS-ICM) programme on technical efficiency of maize production in Indonesia. We used a stochastic production frontier model and propensity score matching (PSM) to examine the causal impact of FFS-ICM on the technical efficiency of maize production. The results show that the average farm technical efficiency is 68.3%, which suggests that the production can be further improved. The PSM estimation indicates that FFS-ICM increased the technical efficiency by 1.48%, demonstrating the importance of agricultural extension programmes in rural areas in Indonesia. Nevertheless, the relatively small estimated impact raises the issue of cost effectiveness of the programme
Agricultural economics · Agricultural science · Agriculture · Business · Economics · Geography · Impact assessment · Impact evaluation · Political science · Production–possibility frontier · Propensity score matching · Statistics · Agricultural Development and Management · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Efficiency Analysis Using DEA · Environmental Science · Mathematics
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Social Learning and Incentives for Experimentation and Communication
Agricultural Extension
The Measurement of Productive Efficiency
Farmer Field Days and Demonstrator Selection for Increasing Technology Adoption
Poverty dynamics in Indonesia
Impacts of extension access and cooperative membership on technology adoption and household welfare
Agricultural cooperative membership and technical efficiency of apple farmers in China
Beyond the Field
Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in East Africa
The effects of location and sectoral components of economic growth on poverty
Impact of outsourced agricultural extension program on smallholder farmers’ net farm income in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Farmer field school
Recent Developments in the Econometrics of Program Evaluation
The Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Knowledge and Productivity
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |