Good agricultural practices, farm performance, and input usage by smallholders: Empirical evidence from Nepal

被引：12
作者：
Bairagi, Subir [1 ]
Mishra, Ashok K. [2 ]
Giri, Anil [3 ]
机构：
[1] IRRI, SSD, Los Banos 4031, Laguna, Philippines
[2] Arizona State Univ, Kemper & Ethel Marley Fdn Chair Food Management, Morrison Sch Agribusiness, Mesa, AZ USA
[3] Univ Cent Missour, Dept Biol & Agr, Warrensburg, MO USA
来源：
AGRIBUSINESS | 2019年 / 35卷 / 03期
关键词：
farm income; GAP-index; good agricultural practices (GAP); input usage; Markowitz's portfolio method (MPM); Nepal; principal component analysis (PCA); FOOD SAFETY; ADOPTION; QUALITY; PRODUCTIVITY; MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZER; PRODUCERS; MIGRATION; OVERUSE; INCOME;
D O I：
10.1002/agr.21577
中图分类号：
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号：
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要：
This study examines the impact of good agricultural practices (GAP) on the farm income and fertilizer usage of smallholders in Nepal. Using qualitative variables, we first construct a GAP-index, a measure of the intensity of GAP adoption. The findings show that a GAP-index constructed through principal component analysis performs better than a GAP-index constructed with Markowitz's portfolio method. Results reveal a positive and significant relationship between the GAP-index and farm income and a negative and significant relationship between the GAP-index and fertilizer usage. Public and private partnerships that incentivize the adoption of GAP can help increase the income of and reduce fertilizer usage by smallholders.
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页码：471 / 491
页数：21
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