The System of Rice Intensification and Its Impacts on Household Income and Child Schooling: Evidence from Rural Indonesia

Amer. J. Agr. Econ. 96(1): 269–289, January 2014

21 Pages Posted: 10 Jul 2015 Last revised: 21 Jul 2015

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Kazushi Takahashi

Independent

Christopher B. Barrett

Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Date Written: January 1, 2014

Abstract

The yield potential of a set of improved rice management practices, known as the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), has attracted much attention. Yet we know surprisingly little about SRI's socio-economic impact. Using data from Indonesia in 2009, this study assesses the impact of SRI on household incomes and child schooling. We find that SRI generates significant estimated yield gains. However, because SRI induces a reallocation of family labor from non-farm to farm, SRI users enjoy no household income gains. Despite the increased labor demand for farming, we find no evidence that SRI has a child labor effect.

Keywords: Agricultural technology, impact evaluation, Indonesia, matching, rural development

Suggested Citation

Takahashi, Kazushi and Barrett, Christopher B., The System of Rice Intensification and Its Impacts on Household Income and Child Schooling: Evidence from Rural Indonesia (January 1, 2014). Amer. J. Agr. Econ. 96(1): 269–289, January 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2628725

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