Scientific Information and Sustainable Farm Production: Evidence from Field Experiments with Soil Tests for Small-scale Farms in Vietnam

• Project/Area Number: 24K16354
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: TRAN ANH・DUC 広島大学, 統合生命科学研究科(生), 研究員 (10868467)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: information provision / technology adoption / small-scale farms / soil tests / randomized control trial

Outline of Research at the Start

Through field experiments with tea farmers in Vietnam, this research elitcits the impacts of local soil information on agricultural technology adoption and farm productivity. The research also examines the willingness to cooperate of small-scale farmers to pay for the local soil information.