Sending farmers back to school: The impact of farmer field schools in Indonesia

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dc.contributor.authorFeder, G.en
dc.contributor.authorMurgai, R.en
dc.contributor.authorQuizon, J. B.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialIndonesiaen
dc.coverage.temporal1991 - 1999en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:55:52Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:55:52Zen
dc.date.issued2003en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis paper evaluates the impact of farmer field schools, an intensive participatory training program emphasizing integrated pest management. The evaluation focuses on whether program participation has improved yields and reduced pesticide use among graduates and their neighbors who may have gained knowledge from graduates through informal communications. The study utilizes panel data covering 1991-99 in Indonesia. The analysis, employing a modified "difference-in-differences" model, indicates that the program did not have significant impacts on the performance of graduates and their neighbors. Several plausible explanations for this outcome are discussed, and recommendations for improvements are suggested.en
dc.description.notesAvailable in SANREM office, FSen
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier1231en
dc.identifier.citationThe World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3022, pp 41en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66005en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.relation.urihttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/IW3P/IB/2003/05/23/000094946_03051404103233/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
dc.subjectFarmer field schoolsen
dc.subjectPest controlen
dc.subjectPest managementen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleSending farmers back to school: The impact of farmer field schools in Indonesiaen
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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