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Comparative analysis of thresher adoption and use in Thailand and the Philippines

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: En Publication details: 1983ISBN:
  • 971-104-082-4
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 85-105828
 In: International Rice Research Inst., Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines); Agricultural Development Council, New York (USA). Consequences of small-farm mechanization. Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines). 1983. p. 119-137. Received Feb 198485-105828Summary: This paper compares thresher adoption and use in Thailand and the Philippines. The history of thresher adoption and diffusion is traced, factors affecting adoption are reviewed, and the private costs and benefits measured. Factors such as irrigation, high yielding rice varieties, farm size, and credit facilities are shown to be correlated with adoption. Past and future investments were analyzed and benefits were found to be generally positive for owners and renters. The magnitude of benefits is believed to be the major reason for the recent paid adoption of threshers
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This paper compares thresher adoption and use in Thailand and the Philippines. The history of thresher adoption and diffusion is traced, factors affecting adoption are reviewed, and the private costs and benefits measured. Factors such as irrigation, high yielding rice varieties, farm size, and credit facilities are shown to be correlated with adoption. Past and future investments were analyzed and benefits were found to be generally positive for owners and renters. The magnitude of benefits is believed to be the major reason for the recent paid adoption of threshers

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