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Technology Advancement & Its Adoption: A Booster for Sericulture Development and Expansion in Madhya Pradesh, India

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  • Rathore, Rahul A.
  • Sonawane, Madulika A.
  • Roy, Chandan

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Sericulture, as an agro based artisanal industry, has proved its potential in raising sustainable income and employment in the rural sector of both traditional and non-traditional states of India. The entire gamut of production in sericulture generates huge economic growth for small villages and its inhabitants and restrict rural to urban migration. This study is based on primary data of sample size 50 which belong to the sericulture farmers and artisans in Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The paper analyzes their knowledge level on improved technology and the adoption level of this advanced technology in sericulture business. The knowledge of technology has found to have greater impact on improving the productivity and production in terms of agriculture as well as its allied activities. This study finds out significant positive impact of variables like, full and partial knowledge about advanced technology and its adoption on the development of the sector. Farmers’ perception about ‘high cost of technology adoption’ and ‘lack of awareness’ are two chief reasons for their non-adoption of the technical advancement. So knowledge and adoption level of advance technology need to be synchronized and extended to base level, making it more cost efficient and easily available to poor farmers and artisans.

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  • Rathore, Rahul A. & Sonawane, Madulika A. & Roy, Chandan, 2019. "Technology Advancement & Its Adoption: A Booster for Sericulture Development and Expansion in Madhya Pradesh, India," MPRA Paper 94164, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 15 May 2019.
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    1. Roy, Chandan & Roy Mukherjee, Sanchari, 2014. "Issues of Productivity, Employment and Exploitation in Artisanal Silk Industry of West Bengal," MPRA Paper 72841, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2015.
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    1. Rathore, Rahul A. & Sonawane, Madhulika A & Chandan, Roy, 2019. "Sericulture: An Economic Boon for Madhya Pradesh (special reference to Burhanpur District)," MPRA Paper 94843, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 01 Jun 2019.

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    Keywords

    Adoption level; Improved Technology. Knowledge Level; Sericulture;
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    JEL classification:

    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O35 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Social Innovation
    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services

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