Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Integrated Pest Management Extension Methods: An Example from Bangladesh |
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| Authors: | Jacob Ricker-Gilbert George W Norton Jeffrey Alwang Monayem Miah Gershon Feder |
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| Institution: | Jacob Ricker-Gilbert is an economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Economic Research Service.;George W. Norton is a professor in the Department of Agricultural &Applied Economics, Virginia Tech.;Jeffrey Alwang is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech.;Monayem Miah is a scientific officer, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute.;Gershon Feder is an economist with the Development Research Group, The World Bank. |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the cost-effectiveness of alternative methods for diffusing integrated pest management practices in Bangladesh. Methods compared include farmer field schools, field days, and extension agent visits. Farmer field school participants were more likely to adopt integrated pest management practices than recipients of messages from field days and agent visits. However, due to lower costs per participant, field days were the most cost-effective means for stimulating adoption of simpler practices and extension agent visits were the most cost-effective for extending more complex practices. |
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