Modeling Farmers' Decision to Use Conservation Tillage and Genetically Modified Soybean Seed in a Joint Framework

Epouhe, Onesime Faustin

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Title

Modeling Farmers' Decision to Use Conservation Tillage and Genetically Modified Soybean Seed in a Joint Framework

Author(s)

Epouhe, Onesime Faustin

Issue Date

2007

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Nelson, Charles H.

Department of Study

Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Discipline

Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Degree Level

Dissertation

Keyword(s)

Economics, Agricultural

Language

eng

Abstract

Based on the structure of the theoretical model, econometric models are developed to empirically estimate factors that affect adoption of the two technologies and to derive the implications of these decisions on input usage. Results of these models did not support the hypothesis that the two technologies were affected by the same unobserved variables. They revealed that farmers with a graduate education were less likely to adopt Roundup ReadyRTM soybean compared to other farmers. Adoption of this technology also leads farmers to use herbicides mixtures that are less damaging to the environment. On the other hand, No-till adoption was not found to lead to the use of more environmentally damaging herbicides. Meanwhile, there was no conclusive evidence that any of the two technologies was labor-saving as hypothesized. There was also little evidence that the adoption of GR soybean affected the use of No-till.

Graduation Semester

2007

Type of Resource

text

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