Managing Green Revolution Technology: An Analysis of a Differential Practice Combination in Swaziland

Rauniyar, Ganesh P.; Goode, Frank M.

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“…Linking agricultural change and labor out‐migration in a postfrontier, poor, rural agricultural setting is important for both theoretical and practical reasons. Theoretically, as most modern farm technologies are designed to reduce human labor (Boserup ; Rauniyar and Goode ), a change in agricultural systems from labor‐intensive subsistence agriculture to mechanized commercial agriculture is likely to generate a large surplus of farm labor (Agarwal ; Binswanger ; Massey et al ). Without available employment outside the farm, in most rural areas this surplus labor force will most likely migrate.…”

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“…Our theoretical framework uses replacement of farm labor by modern farm technologies as the key link between rural agricultural change and out‐migration (Boserup ; Rauniyar and Goode ). Technological innovations such as mechanization, high‐yielding crop varieties, improved animal breeds, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and development of new markets have dramatically changed the face of rural agriculture.…”

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“…More recently, rural farm households are increasingly using farm technologies such as tractors, pumpsets, improved farm implements, and chemicals (fertilizers and pesticides). It is well established that these modern technologies are designed to perform labor‐intensive jobs (Boserup ; Rauniyar and Goode ). Therefore, in accordance with the labor substitution effect, using such technologies has the potential to replace labor (Agarwal ; Binswanger ; Mamdani ; Rauniyar and Goode ), which may be consequential for individual out‐migration.…”

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Rural Agricultural Change and Individual Out‐migration

Bhandari

Ghimire

2016

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We investigate the impact of household use of labor‐saving farm technologies on first‐time out‐migration after the household agriculture and consumption survey was conducted in 1996. Building on the labor substitution framework, we hypothesize that household use of labor‐saving technologies (e.g., tractors, farm implements, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides) increases individual out‐migration. To estimate the effects of the use of labor‐saving farm technologies on out‐migration, we use uniquely detailed panel data from the rapidly changing rural agrarian, migrant‐sending setting of Nepal. The results of our multilevel, discrete‐time, event history models suggest that net of other known factors associated with out‐migration, household use of farm technology—particularly the use of tractors—significantly increases out‐migration.

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Ghimire

2016

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“…The estimation of the interrelationships among technologies already adopted by maize farmers in Swaziland shows that farmers tend to adopt packages rather than individual technology component or practice [33].…”

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Promotion of Fertilizer Application: A Major Factor to Maintain Food Security and Stability for Smallholders in Togo

2016

IJSR

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Agriculture is the engine of economy and social development for many countries in Africa including Togo. Agriculture has large share of employment creation (54%) and contributes significantly to gross domestic product (GDP) about 40% [8]. This study analyzed the factors that are affecting the use of input in Togo's agricultural development, particularly maize. Based on the data collected in 2015, the analysis shows that farm size, gender of the household head, household size and belonging to farm cooperative are significant for all farmers due to their influence to the farmer's choice on input use. It also observed that access to market affected small farmers who are not close to the input market. The evidence from the empirical analysis revealed that the eight independent variables (farm size, farming experience years, age, head of household, duration of education, household size, belonging to farm cooperative, and access to market) contributed up to 76%; 77% and 76% of the systematic variation in the agricultural fertilizers and seeds use in agricultural production. Special attention is needed to help farmers understanding the benefit of using inputs and good practices.

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“…These two perspectives are important in thinking about fertility in agrarian societies. However, in the face of rapidly changing world agriculture, these frameworks overlook the plausible substitution effect of modern farm technologies on farm labor demand and consequently on human fertility (Boserup ; Rauniyar and Goode ; Self ). Thus, building on this literature, we construct a new theoretical framework to guide our examination of the consequences of the use of modern farm technologies for subsequent fertility behavior.…”

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Rural Agricultural Change and Fertility Transition in Nepal

Bhandari

Ghimire

2013

Rural Sociology

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Using longitudinal panel data from the Western Chitwan Valley of Nepal, this study investigates the impact of the use of modern farm technologies on fertility transition—specifically, the number of births in a farm household. Previous explanations for the slow pace of fertility transition in rural agricultural settings often argued that the demand for farm labor is the primary driver of high fertility. If this argument holds true, the use of modern farm technologies that are designed to carry out labor-intensive farm activities ought to substitute for farm labor and discourage births in farm families. However, little empirical evidence is available on the potential influence of the use of modern farm technologies on the fertility transition. To fill this gap, the panel data examined in this study provides an unusual opportunity to test this long standing, but unexplored, argument. The results demonstrate that the use of modern farm technologies, particularly the use of a tractor and other modern farm implements, reduce subsequent births in farm households. This offers important insight for understanding the fertility transition in Nepal, a setting that is experiencing high population growth and rapidly changing farming practices.

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Managing Green Revolution Technology: An Analysis of a Differential Practice Combination in Swaziland

Cited by 14 publications

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Rural Agricultural Change and Individual Out‐migration

Rural Agricultural Change and Individual Out‐migration

Promotion of Fertilizer Application: A Major Factor to Maintain Food Security and Stability for Smallholders in Togo

Rural Agricultural Change and Fertility Transition in Nepal

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