Abstract
This article measures the impact of modern technology adoption in raising farmers' environmental awareness and the impact of farmers' environmental awareness on resource use by utilizing survey data from 21 villages in three agro‐ecological regions of Bangladesh. The econometric analysis is based on the application of the Tobit model explaining farmers' environmental awareness in the first stage and a profit function examining environmental awareness and resource use relationships in the second stage. Results reveal that the “level” and “duration” of involvement with modern technology raises farmers' environmental awareness, and that farmers' environmental awareness reduces resource use including chemicals. Farmers, who are aware of the adverse environmental impacts of modern agricultural technology, use lower amounts of all inputs in order to avoid further environmental damage. Therefore, efforts to raise farmers' environmental awareness are expected to enhance intangible benefits accruing from a relatively less chemical‐intensive environment.
Publication Date
2005-01-01
Publication Title
Agricultural Economics
Volume
33
Issue
1
Publisher
Wiley
ISSN
0169-5150
Embargo Period
2024-11-25
First Page
107
Last Page
116
Recommended Citation
Rahman, S. (2005) 'Environmental impacts of technological change in Bangladesh agriculture: farmers' perceptions, determinants, and effects on resource allocation decisions', Agricultural Economics, 33(1), pp. 107-116. Wiley: Retrieved from https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/gees-research/1143
