Title :
The impact of agricultural extension on technical efficiency of agricultural production in China
Author :
Li, Zongzhang ; Li, Dingan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Econ. & Commerce, South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou, China
Abstract :
This paper studies the impact of agricultural extension on agricultural production technical efficiency, using data from agricultural census of China. A stochastic frontier production model is applied to evaluate the effects of agricultural extension on technical efficiency. The empirical results suggest that agricultural extension play positive role on technical efficiency. Provinces with more agricultural extensions and more extension personnel exhibit higher production efficiency. The State should encourage and support farmers to participate in the activities of agricultural extensions.
Keywords :
agriculture; personnel; productivity; stochastic processes; technology management; China; agricultural extension; agricultural production technical efficiency; agricultural productivity; agricultural technology; farmers; stochastic frontier production model; Electronic publishing; Fertilizers; Information services; Internet; Machinery; Production; agricultural extension; agricultural production; technical efficiency;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Software and Networks (ICCSN), 2011 IEEE 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Xi´an
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-485-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCSN.2011.6013869
