Induced innovation and productivity enhancing, resource conserving technologies in Central America [Elektronische Ressource] : the supply of soil conservation practices and small-scale farmers' adoption in Guatemala and El Salvador / vorgelegt von Monika Barbara Zurek

Induced Innovation and Productivity-Enhancing, Resource-Conserving Technologies in Central America: The Supply of Soil Conservation Practices and Small-Scale Farmers’ Adoption in Guatemala and El Salvador Monika Barbara Zurek Institut für Agrarpolitik und Marktforschung der Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen Senckenbergstr. 3 35390 Giessen Induced Innovation and Productivity-Enhancing, Resource-Conserving Technologies in Central America: The Supply of Soil Conservation Practices and Small-Scale Farmers’ Adoption in Guatemala and El Salvador Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades (Dr. agr.) im Fachbereich 09 (Agrarwissenschaften und Umweltmanagement) -Agrarwissenschaften- der Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen Vorgelegt von Dipl. agr. biol. Monika Barbara Zurek Giessen, Oktober 2002 Vorsitzender: Prof. Dr. Peter Felix-Hennigsen 1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Ernst-August Nuppenau 2. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Gregory Traxler Prüfer: Prof. Dr. Volkmar Wolters Prüfer: Prof. Dr. Hermann Boland Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 17. Dez. 2002 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Conducting my fieldwork and writing this thesis would not have been possible without the help and encouragement of a large number of people, to all of whom I am deeply indebted.