Bridging the Information Gap with Cost-Effective Dissemination Strategies: The Case of Integrated Pest Management in Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorHarris, Leah M.en
dc.contributor.authorNorton, George W.en
dc.contributor.authorRezaul Karim, A.N.M.en
dc.contributor.authorAlwang, Jeffrey R.en
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Daniel B.en
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural and Applied Economicsen
dc.coverage.countryBangladeshen
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-09T18:32:06Zen
dc.date.available2017-11-09T18:32:06Zen
dc.date.issued2013en
dc.description.abstractCost-effective extension strategies are needed to promote widespread adoption of agricultural technologies in developing countries. Integrated pest management (IPM) practices, for example, can offer economic, health, and environmental benefits but remain largely underused. This study evaluates the current IPM dissemination program implemented by the Bangladesh Department of Agricultural Extension and uses a linear programming model to examine alternative strategies to improve IPM adoption. Results suggest that technology transfer programs may increase their impact by reallocating funding from intensive but costly interpersonal communication methods (i.e., farmer field schools) to less intensive methods (i.e., mass media and field days) that reach broader audiences.en
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding for this research was provided by the USAID under Agreement No. EPP-A-00-04-00016-00 to Virginia Tech but does not necessarily reflect the views of that agency.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s1074070800005174en
dc.identifier.issue4en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/80027en
dc.identifier.volume45en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSouthern Agricultural Economics Associationen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectagricultural technologiesen
dc.subjectcost-effectivenessen
dc.subjectdisseminationen
dc.subjectextensionen
dc.subjectIPMen
dc.subjectlinear programmingen
dc.titleBridging the Information Gap with Cost-Effective Dissemination Strategies: The Case of Integrated Pest Management in Bangladeshen
dc.title.serialJournal of Agricultural and Applied Economicsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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