Influence of property rights and collective action on the choice of technology

CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi). 2010. Influence of property rights and collective action on the choice of technology. In Resources, rights, and cooperation: A sourcebook on property rights and collective action for sustainable development, CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi). Rights to Resources and Collective Action for Agriculture, Chapter 2, Pp. 39-43. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154555

The technologies people use play a fundamental role in shaping the efficiency, equity, and environmental sustainability of natural resource management (NRM). However, improved agricultural and natural resource technologies are of little value unless they are judged to be appropriate by farmers and subsequently adopted. There are many factors constraining farmers' Influence of Property Rights and technology choices, but the lack of secure property rights has been commonly identified as an important barrier to adoption, particularly for longer-term investments in tree crops and improvements to natural resources.