Information Transmission in Irrigation Technology Adoption and Diffusion: Social Learning, Extension Services, and Spatial Effects
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 of 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.
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Notes: | Number 1329 |
Classification: | C41 - Duration Analysis ; O16 - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment ; O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes ; Q25 - Water |
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