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Public Expenditures, Private Incentives, and Farmer Adoption: The Economics of Hybrid Rice in South Asia

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  • Spielman, David J.
  • Kolady, Deepthi
  • Cavalieri, Anthony

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The rapid expansion of hybrid rice cultivation in China has contributed significantly to improving food security in the country since the 1980s. However, few other Asian countries have seen similar expansions in hybrid rice cultivation or the associated yield and output gains. This paper examines the technical challenges, market opportunities, and policy constraints related to hybrid rice in Asia, with specific emphasis on India and Bangladesh. The paper sets the discussion within a novel analytical approach to agricultural science, technology, and innovation that focuses on improving the efficiency with which new technologies are transformed into economically relevant products and services.

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  • Spielman, David J. & Kolady, Deepthi & Cavalieri, Anthony, 2012. "Public Expenditures, Private Incentives, and Farmer Adoption: The Economics of Hybrid Rice in South Asia," 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil 125694, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:iaae12:125694
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.125694
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    1. Sina Xie & Orachos Napasintuwong, 2014. "Review of Rice Policies in China, Thailand and Vietnam," Working Papers 201403, Kasetsart University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
    2. Shah, Md M.I. & Grant, Will J. & Stocklmayer, Sue, 2016. "Farmer innovativeness and hybrid rice diffusion in Bangladesh," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 108(C), pages 54-62.
    3. Khandker, V & Gandhi, VP, 2018. "Post-adoption experience of hybrid rice in India: farmers’ satisfaction and willingness to grow," Agricultural Economics Research Review, Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), vol. 31(1).
    4. McFall, William A. & Magnan, Nicholas & Spielman, David J., 2013. "Hybrid Rice as a Pro-Poor Technology? Evidence from Bangladesh," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C. 150150, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    5. Mane, Ranjitsinh, 2015. "Acceptance and Use of Genetically Modified Rice in India," Monographs: Applied Economics, AgEcon Search, number 274818, July.
    6. Ward, Patrick S. & Pede, Valerien O., 2013. "Spatial Patterns of Technology Discussion: The Case of Hybrid Rice in Bangladesh," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C. 150793, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    7. Patrick S. Ward & Valerien O. Pede, 2015. "Capturing social network effects in technology adoption: the spatial diffusion of hybrid rice in Bangladesh," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 59(2), pages 225-241, April.
    8. Mottaleb, Khondoker A. & Mohanty, Samarendu & Nelson, Andrew, 2015. "Factors influencing hybrid rice adoption: a Bangladesh case," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 59(2), April.
    9. David J. Spielman & Patrick S. Ward & Deepthi E. Kolady & Harun Ar-Rashid, 2017. "Public Incentives, Private Investment, and Outlooks for Hybrid Rice in Bangladesh and India," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 39(1), pages 154-176.
    10. Gars, Jared & Ward, Patrick S., 2019. "Can differences in individual learning explain patterns of technology adoption? Evidence on heterogeneous learning patterns and hybrid rice adoption in Bihar, India," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 115(C), pages 178-189.
    11. Gars, Jared & Ward, Patrick S., 2016. "The role of learning in technology adoption: Evidence on hybrid rice adoption in Bihar, India," IFPRI discussion papers 1591, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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