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Information Transmission in Irrigation Technology Adoption and Diffusion: Social Learning, Extension Services, and Spatial Effects
Author(s) -
Genius Margarita,
Koundouri Phoebe,
Nauges Céline,
Tzouvelekas Vangelis
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.1093/ajae/aat054
Subject(s) - extension (predicate logic) , diffusion , social learning , agricultural extension , transmission (telecommunications) , duration (music) , business , information technology , agriculture , knowledge management , computer science , geography , telecommunications , physics , archaeology , thermodynamics , programming language , operating system , art , literature
In this article, we investigate the role of information transmission in promoting agricultural technology adoption and diffusion through extension services and social learning. We develop a theoretical model of technology adoption and diffusion, which we then empirically apply, using duration analysis, on a micro‐dataset consisting of recall data covering the period 1994–2004 for olive‐producing farms from Crete, Greece. Our findings suggest that both extension services and social learning are strong determinants of technology adoption and diffusion, while the effectiveness of each of the two informational channels is enhanced by the presence of the other.