Analysis of socio-economic and other farm level factors for farmers decision making pattern in adopting agricultural innovations in Karnataka.

Abstract

The present study, investigate the socio-economic and other farm level factors influencing the decision making pattern in adopting agricultural innovations by farmers of Karnataka, India. A secondary data on decision pattern in adoption of agricultural innovations, socio-economic and other farm level factors of 372 farmers was considered. Multinomial logistic regression model was employed to identify potential influencing factors for decision making pattern by farmers. The result revealed that age, family size, socio-economic status (SES total score), yield, cost of cultivation, number of innovations adopted, gross income and net income were found to be significantly (p<0.05) influencing factors for the decision making patterns viz, informed and induced categories in adopting agricultural innovations. In conclusion, farmers were facing difficulty in decisions making at several situations towards adoption of any new innovations in agriculture mainly because of inadequate information or awareness about new innovations. Farmers need to have more awareness on their economic status, benefit-cost of different crops, adoption of appropriate innovations which controls the decision making pattern of farmers in perception of any new technology.