Determinants of adoption of HYV rice in West Bengal/
Saha, Anamitra
Determinants of adoption of HYV rice in West Bengal/ Anamitra Saha. - Kolkata : K.P. Bagchi & Co., 2004. - xiii, 200 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Acronyms -- An Introduction to the Problems of Adoption of HYV Rice in West Bengal -- A Preliminary Analysis of Cost of Cultivation data -- Survey of Literature on Adoption of Modern Agricultural Technology -- Appendix : Tenancy and Adoption of Modem Agricultural Technology -- Role of Learning in Adoption of Modern Agricultural Technology ; Evidence from Rice cultivation in West Bengal -- Sources and Measurement of Risk in Rice Cultivation; HYV and Traditional Varieties -- Modeling Adoption Decisions under Risk and Liquidity Constraint -- Appendix : Alternative Assumption on Relative Risk Aversion -- Identifying Liquidity Constrained Farmers: A Switching Regression Approach -- The Degree and Intensity of Adoption Alternative Explanations to Incomplete Adoption of New Agricultural Technology -- Appendix ; Alternative Measures of the Incidence of Adoption -- Overview and Conclusions -- List of References -- Index
8170742773
Rice--India--West Bengal.
Rice--Technological innovations--India--West Bengal.
High Yielding Varieties Programme.
Rice -- Technological innovations.
India -- West Bengal.
338.1 / SAH/D
Determinants of adoption of HYV rice in West Bengal/ Anamitra Saha. - Kolkata : K.P. Bagchi & Co., 2004. - xiii, 200 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Acronyms -- An Introduction to the Problems of Adoption of HYV Rice in West Bengal -- A Preliminary Analysis of Cost of Cultivation data -- Survey of Literature on Adoption of Modern Agricultural Technology -- Appendix : Tenancy and Adoption of Modem Agricultural Technology -- Role of Learning in Adoption of Modern Agricultural Technology ; Evidence from Rice cultivation in West Bengal -- Sources and Measurement of Risk in Rice Cultivation; HYV and Traditional Varieties -- Modeling Adoption Decisions under Risk and Liquidity Constraint -- Appendix : Alternative Assumption on Relative Risk Aversion -- Identifying Liquidity Constrained Farmers: A Switching Regression Approach -- The Degree and Intensity of Adoption Alternative Explanations to Incomplete Adoption of New Agricultural Technology -- Appendix ; Alternative Measures of the Incidence of Adoption -- Overview and Conclusions -- List of References -- Index
8170742773
Rice--India--West Bengal.
Rice--Technological innovations--India--West Bengal.
High Yielding Varieties Programme.
Rice -- Technological innovations.
India -- West Bengal.
338.1 / SAH/D