Adoption and Diffusion of Natural-Resource-Conserving Agricultural Technology |
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| Authors: | Keith O Fuglie & Catherine A Kascak |
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| Institution: | International Potato Center, Bogor, Indonesia,;Farm Services Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC |
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| Abstract: | A national sample of U.S. farms is used to estimate the long-term trends in adoption and diffusion of conservation tillage, IPM, and soil fertilizer testing, technologies designed to reduce environmental externalities from agriculture. Results from a duration model show that diffusion of these technologies has been relatively slow, with long lags in adoption due to differences in land quality, farm size, farmer education, and regional factors. |
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