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25 December 2019
20191577232000000
No. 122

Farms, Farmers and Farming: A Perspective through Data and Behavioral Insights

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This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of Thai agriculture, the sector that currently employs about one third of the country's labor force. We first draw out key stylized facts on our farms, farmers and farming from various granular farmer's administrative data sets that allow us to observe what has happened at the plot, labor and household levels over the past decade, and cover more than 90% of farmers nationwide. We then use a stochastic frontier analysis to identify key drivers of household's agricultural productivity, and project the potential productivity impacts from the four key driving factors: climate change, aging, irrigation and technology for every tambon nationwide. A meta-analysis is then used to illustrate the landscape of technological development throughout the rice value chain in Thailand. Finally, we use lab in the field experiments to understand behavioral insights that underly farmer's incentives particularly in the context of technological adoption. Our results shed some lights on how to design, prioritize and implement policies to ensure that our farmers stay competitive, resilient and sustainable.

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JEL: D90J11Q12Q13Q15Q16Q18
Tags: agingbehavioral biasclimate changeproductivitysocial learningstructural transformationtechnical efficiencytechnological adoptionthai agriculture
The views expressed in this workshop do not necessarily reflect the views of the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research or the Bank of Thailand.
Witsanu Attavanich
Witsanu Attavanich
Kasetsart University
Sommarat Chantarat
Sommarat Chantarat
Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research
Jirath Chenphuengpawn
Jirath Chenphuengpawn
Bank of Thailand
Phumsith Mahasuweerachai
Phumsith Mahasuweerachai
Khon Kaen University
Kannika Thampanishvong
Kannika Thampanishvong
Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research

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