Impact of agriculture extension services on technical efficiency of rural paddy farmers in southwest Bangladesh

Biswas, Bangkim; Mallick, Bishawjit; Roy, Apurba; Sultana, Zakia

doi:10.1016/j.envc.2021.100261

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“…This result is consistent with the findings of Attipoe et al. (2020) and Biswas et al. (2021) who found that use of fertilizer influence agricultural in Ghana and Bangladesh, respectively.…”

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“…This implies that an increase in fertilizer use by 100% increase maize yield by 20%, indicating the importance of fertilizer use in agriculture process. This result is consistent with the findings ofAttipoe et al (2020) andBiswas et al (2021) who found that use of fertilizer influence agricultural in Ghana and Bangladesh, respectively. Capital measured by the total monetary expenditures incurred for all maize growing operations positively and significantly influences maize production.…”

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Climate change adaptation strategies and technical efficiency of maize producers in Benin, West Africa

Akpa

Amegnaglo

Chabossou

2023

IJPPM

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PurposeThis study aims to discuss climate change, by modifying the timing of several agricultural operations, reduce the efficiency and yield of inputs leading to a lower production level. The reduction of the effects of climate change on production yields and on farmers' technical efficiency (TE) requires the adoption of adaptation strategies. This paper analyses the impact of climate change adaptation strategies adopted on maize farmers' TE in Benin.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses an endogeneity-corrected stochastic production frontier approach based on data randomly collected from 354 farmers located in three different agro-ecological zones of Benin.FindingsEstimation results revealed that the adoption of adaptation strategies improve maize farmers' TE by 1.28%. Therefore, polices to improve farmers' access to climate change adaptation strategies are necessarily for the improvement of farmers' TE and yield.Research limitations/implicationsThe results of this study contribute to the policy debate on the enhancement of food security by increasing farmers' TE through easy access to climate change adaptation strategies. The improvement of farmers' TE will in turn improve the livelihoods of the communities and therefore contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2 and 13.Originality/valueThis study contributes to theoretical and empirical debate on the relationship between adaptation to climate change and farmers' TE. It also adapts a new methodology (endogeneity-corrected stochastic production frontier approach) to correct the endogeneity problem due to the farmers' adaptation decision.

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Climate change adaptation strategies and technical efficiency of maize producers in Benin, West Africa

Akpa

Amegnaglo

Chabossou

2023

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“…Emmanuel et al [28] also presented the benefits of extension services by reporting an increase in adoption of chemical fertilizers among small scale farmers in Ghana. These were not in odds with the findings of Biswas et al [29], who presented that agricultural extension increases technical efficiency of farmers. In addition, Maulu et al [30] noted that extension programs are important in linking farmers to other investors and market opportunities and other development actors for poverty reduction.…”

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confidence: 65%

“…Research from other countries also showed that the frequency of farm visits by extension agents was at 21% in Ghana [35]. A similar study by Biswas et al [29] reported that only 55% of farmers in Bangladesh had access to extension services Similarly, a review study done by Mapiye et al [36] clearly shows that there is limited access to extension services among the farmers in Sub -Sahara Africa.…”

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Socio – economic Factors Influencing Access to Agricultural Extension Services among Smallholder Farmers in Western Uganda

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Muteti

Mpofu

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The low agricultural productivity reported in both cash and food crops across Uganda is attributed to inadequate skills on modern agriculture. Consequently, many studies have recommended that farmers should be trained on modern agriculture through extension service provision. Strikingly, majority of the farmers do not have access to extension services, a situation which contributes to low returns on investment in agriculture. The study determined the number of farmers with access to extension services, compared them against their counterparts without access to extension services and finally determined the factors affecting access to agricultural extension services using primary data collected from 200 farmers in western Uganda. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, Chi – square test and Binary logistic regression model. From the results, 42.5% of the farmers had access to extension services, those who had access to extension services reported higher crop yields than their counterparts. The significant factors affecting access to agricultural extension services included age (P<0.05), gender (P<0.05), education (P<0.01), distance to the extension areas (P<0.01), membership to agricultural associations (P<0.10) and access to credit (P<0.05). The policy recommendations include; supporting farmers through quick loans at low interest rates, strengthening and increasing the number of adult literacy programs, increasing the number of extension agents and encouraging farmers to join agricultural associations.

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“…They argued that the service scale advantage of agricultural socialized services could help farmers overcome the limitations of their own factor endowment, as well as alleviate the problems of excessive fertilizer application caused by labor constraints and technological access barriers caused by financial constraints [21,22], which is helpful to reduce farmers' fertilizer use. Biswas et al (2021) analyzed the data of 120 rice farmers in rural areas in southwestern Bangladesh, showing that farmers who participated in agricultural extension services used less fertilizer than those who did not [23]. Huan and Zhan (2022) used the data of 1321 corn farms in China and found that the adoption of agricultural production services can significantly reduce the amount of fertilizer used in farms with the effect of machinery replacing labor and introduction of technology [24].…”

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Can Agricultural Socialized Services Promote the Reduction in Chemical Fertilizer? Analysis Based on the Moderating Effect of Farm Size

Chen

Liu

2023

IJERPH

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On the basis of the data of 855 farmer households in the 2020 China Land Economic Survey, this paper uses an extended regression model to empirically study the impact of agricultural socialized services on the reduction in chemical fertilizer and the moderating effect of farm size in the above impact path. The results show that adoption of agricultural socialized services by farmers can significantly promote reduction in chemical fertilizer. The moderating effect test shows that the farm size is instrumental in strengthening the effect of promoting agricultural socialized services on the reduction in chemical fertilizer. The effect of technology-intensive services on fertilizer reduction was more pronounced than that of labor-intensive services. Agricultural socialized services have a greater effect on the reduction in chemical fertilizer for farmers with a higher degree of part-time employment, but farm size can significantly enhance the fertilizer reduction effect generated by the adoption of agricultural socialized services by farmers with a lower degree of part-time employment. Therefore, we recommend further developing agricultural socialized services, strengthening the supply of agricultural green production services, and playing the role of agricultural socialized services in chemical fertilizer reduction. We also posit that encouraging large-scale farmers to adopt agricultural socialized services would further promote fertilizer reduction.

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Impact of agriculture extension services on technical efficiency of rural paddy farmers in southwest Bangladesh

Cited by 40 publications

References 37 publications

Climate change adaptation strategies and technical efficiency of maize producers in Benin, West Africa

Climate change adaptation strategies and technical efficiency of maize producers in Benin, West Africa

Socio – economic Factors Influencing Access to Agricultural Extension Services among Smallholder Farmers in Western Uganda

Can Agricultural Socialized Services Promote the Reduction in Chemical Fertilizer? Analysis Based on the Moderating Effect of Farm Size

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