Sending farmers back to school - the impact of farmer field schools in Indonesia

Gershon Feder, Rinku Murgai and Jaime B. Quizon

No 3022, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: The authors evaluate the impact of farmer field schools, an intensive participatory training program emphasizing integrated pest management. Their evaluation focuses on whether participation in the program has improved yields and reduced pesticide use among graduates and their neighbors who may have gained knowledge from graduates through informal communications. The authors use panel data covering the period 1991-99 in Indonesia. Their analysis, employing a modified"difference-in-differences"model, indicates that the program did not have significant effects on the performance of graduates and their neighbors. The authors discuss several plausible explanations for this outcome and suggest recommendations for improvements.

Keywords: Agricultural Knowledge&Information Systems; Teaching and Learning; Sustainable Land and Crop Management; Agricultural Research; Crops&Crop Management Systems; Crops&Crop Management Systems; Agricultural Research; Agricultural Knowledge&Information Systems; Teaching and Learning; Sustainable Land and Crop Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-04-30
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