This study addresses factors influencing the adoption of specialty rice variety among smallholder farmers in Vietnam …. We used a sample of 336 farmers from the Red River Delta who were interviewed between October and December 2014. We … Probit model for determinants of specialty rice adoption before analyzing the intensity of adoption using a Tobit model …

”, “agriculture as performance”, and the culture of “task groups”. Together these concepts help to understand rice farming as a …The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is presented in Asia and other parts of the world as an alternative ‘agro …-ecological’ and ‘farm-based’ innovation in rice production. SRI calls for modifications in crop-management practices without relying …

exhausting available resources. Therefore, smallholder farmers are encouraged to adopt sustainable crop intensification methods … such as inorganic fertilizer or hybrid seeds. However, these farmers perceive these new technologies as risky hence … data that suggest risk is an important barrier to sustainable crop intensification practices among Ugandan smallholder rice …

) affects estimates of farm technical efficiency for rice farms in eastern India. Contrasting previous research, we find that … lowland plots) planted with traditional rice varieties. The finding that these smallholder rain-fed rice farms are efficient …