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Alain de Janvry
Alain de Janvry is a professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He has conducted field research in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent, focusing, among other topics, on rural development and technological innovations in agriculture. He previously served as Co-Chair of J-PAL's Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative and as a member of its review board. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.
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The role of caste in agricultural technology diffusion
Local social structures, such as the jati-caste system in India, can play an important role in the extent of diffusion of new and beneficial agricultural technologies. This article builds on an existing study of paddy farmers in Odisha and finds that village-level caste homogeneity supports the diffusion of a flood-resistant seed variety, while fragmentation deters it. De Janvry et al. note differences in diffusion rates based on the frequency of flooding, and the caste identity of the initial recipient.
