Title: How change agents and social capital influence the adoption of innovations among small farmers : evidence from social networks in rural Bolivia

Authors: Monge, Mario and Hartwich, Frank and Halgin, Daniel

Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)

Year: 2008

Journal: IFPRI discussion paper

Volume: 761

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Innovation Systems

Keywords: agricultural innovations, small farms, social interaction, fish culture, grains, groundnuts, latin america, bolivia

Abstract: Social interaction, especially persuasion, social influence, and competition, were found to influence adoption of pro-poor innovations by small farmers in the fish, groundnut, and quinoa subsectors of Bolivia.

URL: http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/ifpridp00761.pdf

Document type: Other