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Adoption of Modern Agricultural Technologies: A Micro Analysis at Farm Level in Bihar

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  • Singh, K.M.
  • Singh, R.K.P.
  • Kumar, Abhay
  • Kumar, Anjani

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Technology adoption has been the main obstacle in realizing agricultural potential in the country in general and Bihar in particular. The present study focuses on level of adoption, access of farmers to farm technology, quality of modern technology, access to agricultural extension institutions and problems faced by extension officials in transfer of farm technology. It has been observed that the coverage of agricultural development programme is limited to few villages; however, line department still dominates in spreading of modern agricultural technology. Small size of land holding and fragmented land emerged as main constraint to adoption of modern horticultural technology in Bihar. While analyzing use of modern varieties of principal crops, a comparatively high level of adoption on small and medium farms was observed. Hence, there is no relationship between size of farm and adoption of modern varieties of seeds in Bihar. Inadequate staff, infrequent supervision and lack of conveyance facility are some other factors responsible for poor transfer of technologies in Bihar.

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  • Singh, K.M. & Singh, R.K.P. & Kumar, Abhay & Kumar, Anjani, 2014. "Adoption of Modern Agricultural Technologies: A Micro Analysis at Farm Level in Bihar," MPRA Paper 58914, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 23 Aug 2014.
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    1. Singh, K.M. & Swanson, Burton E. & Jha, A.K. & Meena, M.S., 2012. "Extension Reforms and Innovations in Technology Dissemination- ATMA Model in India," MPRA Paper 48734, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 30 Oct 2012.
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    1. Dutta, S.K. & Laing, Alison & Kumar, Sanjay & Shambhavi, Shweta & Kumar, Sunil & Kumar, Birender & Verma, D.K. & Kumar, Arun & Singh, Ravi Gopal & Gathala, Mahesh, 2023. "Sustainability, productivity, profitability and nutritional diversity of six cropping systems under conservation agriculture: A long term study in eastern India," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 207(C).
    2. Gathala, Mahesh K. & Laing, Alison M. & Tiwari, Thakur P. & Timsina, Jagadish & Rola-Rubzen, Fay & Islam, Saiful & Maharjan, Sofina & Brown, Peter R. & Das, Kalyan K. & Pradhan, Kausik & Chowdhury, Ap, 2021. "Improving smallholder farmers’ gross margins and labor-use efficiency across a range of cropping systems in the Eastern Gangetic Plains," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).
    3. Ahmad, Nasim & Singh, KM & Sinha, DK, 2019. "Diversification and its Determinants: A Search for Alternative Income and Agricultural Development in Eastern India," MPRA Paper 98118, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Dec 2019.

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    Keywords

    Transfer of technology; Adoption of technology; Modern agricultural technology; Bihar;
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    JEL classification:

    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • Q1 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture
    • Q12 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets

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