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Post Adoption Behavior of Farmers towards Soil and Water Conservation Technologies in a Semi-Arid Watershed

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Title Post Adoption Behavior of Farmers towards Soil and Water Conservation Technologies in a Semi-Arid Watershed
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Creator N. Loganandhan
S.L.Patil
S.K. Srivatsava
M.N. Ramesha
 
Subject Soil and Water Conservation; Post adoption behavior; Technology adoption; Technological gap;
 
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The behaviour of farmers towards soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies – basically under three categories
viz, engineering, agronomy and forestry - tends to undergo changes over time during the post adoption phase of the
watershed. They prefer continuance as such or with some technological gaps or discontinuance altoget her
corresponding to the nature of these respective technologies. The probable reasons behind their behavioral
pattern might disclose some ideas to help redesigning these technologies or at least the approach, for an effective
technology transfer and its sustainability. Hence, it was found necessary to analyze the post adoption behavior of
selected watershed farmers with reference to these SWC technologies. Joladarasi, a semi-arid watershed in Bellary
district, Karnataka was identified, and a study were undertaken for this purpose in 2012. A questionnaire addressing
the behavioural pattern of the farmers with reference to the selected technologies was prepared and data were
collected from selected 50 small farmers. The collected data were analyzed using a set of behavioural indices
developed for this purpose. The results showed that rate of continuance adoption were comparatively high in the
case of engineering technologies (92.96%), followed by that of agronomy (51.61%) and forestry (16.66%). The
rates of technologies with technological gap were comparatively more in the field of agronomy (29.03), whereas
the non adoption rate was highest among forestry technologies (83.34%). It was concluded that, in case of
engineering technologies, apart from mere transfer of technology, farmers have to be trained on skills of maintenance
of those structures. With reference to agronomical measures, a situational contingency plan to try different options
must be a part of the package of practices. For sustainable adoption of forestry oriented technologies, sensitization
on community participation must be emphasized, as they have high potential in common lands.
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Date 2020-05-18T06:07:05Z
2020-05-18T06:07:05Z
2015-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/35787
 
Language English
 
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