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Title: Diffusion and Adoption of Agricultural Technology Among the Farmer Households: A study of Farmer Households in Kuttanad, Kerala
Authors: Pradeep Kumar B
M. N. Anitha
Issue Date: 2022
Publisher: The Management Accountant
Abstract: In the modernization of the farm sector, mechanization and the use qflechnologe matter a lot. But, the success of farm technology depends on its diffusion and adoption by the farmers. This article looks into the level of technology adoption by the farmers and examines the socio-economic factors that determine the categorization offarmers into different levels of technology adopters. The study reveals that technology gets diffused mainly through neighbours, relatives. and opinion leaders actualise Channels). It also shows that variables like age, education, and size of landholding are significantly associated with the adoption oftechnology by thejarmers. It also suggests that for technology adoption to be successful, farmers must be properly educated, and fragmentation of land should be discouraged.
URI: http://gnanaganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/6060
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