Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/240218 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] Agricultural and Food Economics [ISSN:] 2193-7532 [Volume:] 6 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 1-19
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This paper analyzes the effects of education on farm productivity in the case of growers of modern and traditional varieties of paddy in Odisha, Eastern India. Using an endogenous switching regression model, the study has found that a minimum threshold level of education is significantly influencing the adoption of modern varieties of paddy and thereby the farm productivity of adopters only. So, the study finds the evidence in support of Schultz hypothesis that says education enhances farm productivity in the case of adopters of modern technology. The study suggests that farmers' field school program must be implemented along with a strong extension network in the study region for a wider dissemination modern technology.
Subjects: 
Education
Technology adoption
Farm productivity
Endogenous switching regression
JEL: 
Q12
Q16
C31
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Document Type: 
Article

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