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Factors determining the adoption of laser land leveling in the irrigated rice–wheat system in Haryana, India

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Title Factors determining the adoption of laser land leveling in the irrigated rice–wheat system in Haryana, India
 
Creator Aryal, Jeetendra Prakash
Rahut, Dil Bahadur
Jat, Mangi Lal
Maharjan, Sofina
Erenstein, Olaf
 
Subject food security
agriculture
climate change
genetics
 
Description Laser land leveling has been increasingly adopted in the irrigated
rice (Oryza sativa L.)–wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropping
system in the state of Haryana (India), located in the
north-western Indo-Gangetic Plains. Still, many farmers have
applied it to only a fraction of their land. In this study, we used
data collected from 621 farm households in Haryana and
applied a double-hurdle model for assessing the factors that
determine the adoption and intensity of laser-leveling technology.
The results show that large land holders are more likely to
laser level their farm land; however, we found a negative
association between land holdings and the proportion of
laser-leveled land. Information about technology through
farmer-to-farmer communication and through private traders,
participation in agricultural training and membership in local
agricultural institutions increased both the likelihood and the
intensity of adoption. Our findings call for a closer collaboration
among the various stakeholders, specifically to promote
farmer-to-farmer communication through increased participation
in local institutions and increase the rate of adoption of
laser leveling technology.
 
Date 2018-07-04
2019-03-13T19:51:57Z
2019-03-13T19:51:57Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Aryal JP, Rahut DB, Jat ML, Maharjan S, Erenstein O. 2018. Factors determining the adoption of laser land leveling in the irrigated rice–wheat system in Haryana, India. Journal of Crop Improvement 32(4):477-492
1542-7528
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100293
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15427528.2018.1457584
https://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2018.1457584
 
Language en
 
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Format 477-492
 
Publisher Informa UK Limited
 
Source Journal of Crop Improvement