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Provision of and Request for Agricultural Extension Services
Author(s) -
Dinar Ariel
Publication year - 1989
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 - 10.2307/1241586
Subject(s) - extension (predicate logic) , settlement (finance) , agricultural extension , human settlement , agriculture , business , scale (ratio) , agricultural economics , computer science , economics , finance , geography , cartography , archaeology , payment , programming language
Provision of and request for extension services are simultaneously determined by economic, social, and policy variables. This paper examines the allocation of extension services provided to settlements in terms of a demand‐supply model using data from Israel. Results suggest that the amount of extension provided affects the request for extension and vice versa. Other variables influencing the amount of extension services provided and requested are structure, scale, and age of the settlement and its distance from the extension center. The role of a settlement coordinator is of great importance in determining the amount of services provided.