Adoption and adaptation in developing country agriculture

Karen Macours

Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies - Revue d'Etudes en Agriculture et Environnement, 2014, vol. 95, issue 1, 13-24

Abstract: This paper reviews some of the challenges related to understanding constraints to agricultural productivity improvements in developing countries. It takes a micro-level approach to shed light on the complexity of farmers’ adoption of new technologies and practices and of climate change adaptation decisions. The main arguments are illustrated using an example from the evaluation of a randomized pilot program in Nicaragua. The paper also highlights open questions for future research.

Keywords: agricultural technology adoption; climate change adaptation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O12 Q12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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