IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/ilo/ilowps/992220103402676.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

Role of rural institutions in the diffusion of agricultural innovations in Sri Lanka

Author

Listed:
  • Herath Hmg.

Abstract

Working paper on the role of rural institutions in the diffusion of agricultural technology, and innovations in Sri Lanka - based on a sample survey, discusses the effects of farm size, tenancy, farmer age, education, etc., on productivity, profits and tractor and labour use; examines the access to green revolution technology, agricultural credit, fertilizer and agricultural markets; includes agricultural policy suggestions. Bibliography.

Suggested Citation

  • Herath Hmg., 1983. "Role of rural institutions in the diffusion of agricultural innovations in Sri Lanka," ILO Working Papers 992220103402676, International Labour Organization.
    • Handle: RePEc:ilo:ilowps:992220103402676
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.ilo.org/public/libdoc/ilo/1983/83B09_28_engl.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Bardhan, P K & Srinivasan, T N, 1971. "Cropsharing Tenancy in Agriculture: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 61(1), pages 48-64, March.
    2. Edmonds, G. A., 1980. "Institutional aspects of the construction industry in developing countries," ILO Working Papers 992077043402676, International Labour Organization.
    3. Chuta E., 1981. "Choice of appropriate technique in the African bread industry, with special reference to Sierra Leone," ILO Working Papers 992095003402676, International Labour Organization.
    4. Ofori G., 1980. "Construction industry in Ghana," ILO Working Papers 992095523402676, International Labour Organization.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. repec:ilo:ilowps:222010 is not listed on IDEAS
    2. repec:ilo:ilowps:287265 is not listed on IDEAS
    3. repec:ilo:ilowps:286250 is not listed on IDEAS
    4. Haguenauer L. & Ribeiro VB., 1992. "Coping with structural and technological changes in the textiles and clothing industries: the case of Brazil," ILO Working Papers 992872653402676, International Labour Organization.
    5. Prochnik V., 1992. "Spurious flexibility: technical modernisation and social inequalities in the Brazilian footwear industry," ILO Working Papers 992862503402676, International Labour Organization.
    6. Dumas, Christelle, 2013. "Market Imperfections and Child Labor," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 127-142.
    7. M. A. Taslim, 1992. "A Survey of Theories of Cropshare Tenancy," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 68(3), pages 254-275, September.
    8. repec:ilo:ilowps:235554 is not listed on IDEAS
    9. Jabbar, M. A., 1977. "Relative productive efficiency of different tenure classes in selected areas of Bangladesh," Research Report/Working Paper 208707, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Department of Agricultural Economics.
    10. Joshi B. & Sinha, R. C., 1982. "Socio-economic implications of micro-hydro power systems in India," ILO Working Papers 992213063402676, International Labour Organization.
    11. Brandão, Antônio Salazar P. & Schuh, G. Edward, 1979. "Entrepreneurial Talent, Sharecropping, Resource Allocation And Land Ownership," Staff Papers 14009, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    12. repec:ilo:ilowps:226777 is not listed on IDEAS
    13. Sen, Debapriya, 2011. "A theory of sharecropping: The role of price behavior and imperfect competition," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 80(1), pages 181-199.
    14. M. A. Taslim, 1992. "Labour Market Dualism, Threat Of Eviction And Cropshare Tenancy," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(1), pages 43-55, January.
    15. Fluitman, Fred., 1983. "Socio-economic impact of rural electrification in developing countries: a review of evidence," ILO Working Papers 992274003402676, International Labour Organization.
    16. Nabi, Ijaz, 1983. "Contracts, Resource Use And Productivity In Sharecropping," Discussion Papers 272816, University of Warwick - Department of Economics.
    17. Laha, A. & Kuri, P.K, 2008. "Productivity Differences under Alternative Tenurial Contracts in Agriculture and Access to Credit: Evidence from Rural West Bengal, India," Sri Lankan Journal of Agricultural Economics, Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA), vol. 10, pages 1-18.
    18. repec:ilo:ilowps:230915 is not listed on IDEAS
    19. J. G. Sutinen, 1975. "The Rational Choice of Share Leasing and Implications for Efficiency," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 57(4), pages 613-621.
    20. Fong CO., 1984. "Energy price increases and economic development in Malaysia," ILO Working Papers 992349153402676, International Labour Organization.
    21. Ray, Tridip, 1999. "Share tenancy as strategic delegation," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 58(1), pages 45-60, February.
    22. Bernat, G. Andrew, Jr., 1987. "Share Leasing And Production Efficiency," Staff Reports 278000, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    23. Biggs SD. & Clay EJ., 1983. "Generation and diffusion of agricultural technology: a review of theories and experiences," ILO Working Papers 992260213402676, International Labour Organization.
    24. repec:ilo:ilowps:233876 is not listed on IDEAS
    25. William E. James & James A. Roumasset, 1979. "Explaining Variations In Share Contracts: Land Quality, Population Pressure And Technological Change," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 23(2), pages 116-127, August.
    26. Silva F. & Ferri P. & Enrietti A., 1984. "Employment impact of micro-electronic new technologies on the Italian automobile industry," ILO Working Papers 992355543402676, International Labour Organization.
    27. Roy, Jaideep & Serfes, Konstantinos, 2001. "Intertemporal discounting and tenurial contracts," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 64(2), pages 417-436, April.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ilo:ilowps:992220103402676. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Vesa Sivunen (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/ilounch.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.