Information Transmission in Irrigation Technology Adoption and Diffusion: Social Learning, Extension Services and Spatial Effects

In this article we investigate the role of information transmission in promoting agricultural technology adoption and diffusion. We study the in uence of two information channels, namely extension services and social learning. We develop a theoretical model of technology adoption and diffusion, which we then empirically apply, using duration analysis, on a micro-dataset of olive producing farms from Crete (Greece). Our findings suggest that both extension services and social learning are strong determinants of technology adoption and diffusion, while the effectiveness of each type of informational channel is enhanced by the presence of the other.