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Pages 95-106 | Received 14 Mar 2017, Accepted 31 Aug 2017, Published online: 12 Jan 2018
 

ABSTRACT

This article examines how farmers use mobile phones to obtain information about rice varieties in eastern India and investigates if this contributes to rice varietal replacement. The findings show that farmers located farther away from the market were more likely to pay for the calls. Moreover, about 26% of the farmers who had to pay to receive calls purchased seeds of at least one rice variety that they had never planted before, while less than 16% of farmers who received no calls did so. Regression results confirmed that paying charges to receive rice varietal information is associated with varietal replacement.

Cet article examine comment les agriculteurs utilisent leurs téléphones mobiles pour obtenir des informations sur les variétés de riz dans l’est de l’Inde et si cette utilisation contribue au remplacement variétal du riz. Les résultats montrent que les agriculteurs implantés loin du marché étaient plus susceptibles de payer pour les appels. De plus, environ 26 % des agriculteurs qui devaient payer pour recevoir des appels achetaient des graines d’au moins une variété de riz qu’ils n’avaient jamais plantée auparavant, ce que ne faisaient que moins de 16 % des agriculteurs ne recevant aucun appel. Les résultats par régression ont confirmé que le paiement des frais permettant de recevoir des informations sur les variétés de riz est associé au remplacement variétal.

El presente artículo muestra cómo los campesinos de India oriental utilizan sus teléfonos móviles para obtener información sobre distintas variedades de arroz; asimismo, investiga si esta práctica lleva a la sustitución de un tipo de arroz por otro. Los hallazgos en este sentido indican que la posibilidad de que los campesinos paguen por las llamadas aumenta cuanto más lejos están del mercado. Además, se constató que alrededor de 26% de los campesinos que pagaron por recibir estas llamadas informativas adquirieron semillas de al menos una variedad que nunca antes habían sembrado, versus menos de 16% que hizo lo mismo sin haber recibido llamadas. Los resultados de pruebas de regresión confirman que el pago de cargos por recibir información sobre distintas variedades de arroz está asociado con la sustitución de variedades del grano al momento de sembrar.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes on contributors

Valerien Olivier Pede is a Senior Scientist at the International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines.

Takashi Yamano is a Senior Scientist at the International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines.

Prakashan Chellattanveettil is a Scientist at the International Rice Research Institute, New Delhi, India.

Ishika Gupta is an Assistant Scientist at the International Rice Research Institute, New Delhi, India.

Notes

1 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) are agricultural extension centres created by the Indian Council for Agricultural Research and its affiliated institutions at district level to provide various types of farm support to the agricultural sector.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: [Grant Number Rice Monitoring Survey in South Asia].

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