Endogenous Agricultural Technology Diffusion with Factor Structural Changes in China

The Role of Culture in Agricultural Technology Diffusion in Ghana

Cultivated Land Changes and Agricultural Potential Productivity in Mainland China

With rapid and continuous population growth and the associated declining quality of cultivated land, food security in China has been attracting the attention of scholars both domestically and internationally. In recent decades, the implications of the cultivated land balance policy have promoted spatial changes of cultivated land. Estimating the agricultural potential productivity and assessing...

Enhancing the diffusion of information about agricultural technology

We introduced a new seed variety to a subset of farmers across 100 rural Indian villages. Half of the villages were randomly allocated to receive an information treatment known as the farmer field day. The new seed variety was explained, selected adopters shared their experiences, and villagers were taken to the field to observe the crop during these events. We find that farmer field days impro...

Structural Changes in U.s. Agricultural Production and Productivity

The structure of U.S. agricultural production changed dramatically during the 20 Century. Major technological innovations transformed the relationship between agricultural inputs and outputs, and contributed to rapid increases in agricultural productivity. However, evidence is mounting that suggests we have entered a new era, with substantially lower rates of productivity growth. In this articl...

Multi-agent-based simulation on technology innovation-diffusion in China

An innovation-diffusion model was developed with agent-based modelling (ABM); the model is used to study technical innovation and its diffusion process in China. The results are as follows: only a small fraction of firms conduct independent product-innovation, and most firms prefer imitation and/or purchases; most of the innovative firms are located in the East; approximately three or four tech...