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Types of Education and Agricultural Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis of Tamil Nadu Rice Farming.

Examines the impact of non-formal education of farmers on growing and harvesting high yield paddy varieties in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu State, India. Argument on the economic benefits of formal schooling for farmers; Computation of the maximum feasible yield function; Differences between b...

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Published in:Journal of Development Studies Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 232 - 244
Main Authors: Kalirajan, K. P., Shand, R. T.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan85
Subjects:
Farmers
Nonformal education
Agriculture
India
Tamil Nadu (India)
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Summary:Examines the impact of non-formal education of farmers on growing and harvesting high yield paddy varieties in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu State, India. Argument on the economic benefits of formal schooling for farmers; Computation of the maximum feasible yield function; Differences between best and actual practices in farming.