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Role of Education in Technology Adoption:Evidence from Paddy Growers in Odisha


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This paper examines the impact of farmer education on adoption intensity of modern paddy varieties (MVs) in irrigated as well as rain-fed farm environments of Odisha. Using tobit model, it is observed that there is a significant threshold effect of education on adoption intensity in the irrigated environment. Again, the pooled sample regression analysis after incorporating an interaction variable in-between farmer education and farm environment dummy has further strengthened the argument that both farmer education and conducive farm environment are complementary to each other. Therefore, the study suggests the development of irrigation and rigorous implementation of Farmer Field School (FFS) programme. The latter brings out all the information about modern farm technology, its usage and crop management practices to the farmers. At the same time, development of irrigation facility creates a favourable environment for the adoption of modern technology.
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Kirtti Ranjan Paltasingh
Department of Economics, Babasaheb Ambedkar University, Lucknow 226 025, Uttar Pradesh, India

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This paper examines the impact of farmer education on adoption intensity of modern paddy varieties (MVs) in irrigated as well as rain-fed farm environments of Odisha. Using tobit model, it is observed that there is a significant threshold effect of education on adoption intensity in the irrigated environment. Again, the pooled sample regression analysis after incorporating an interaction variable in-between farmer education and farm environment dummy has further strengthened the argument that both farmer education and conducive farm environment are complementary to each other. Therefore, the study suggests the development of irrigation and rigorous implementation of Farmer Field School (FFS) programme. The latter brings out all the information about modern farm technology, its usage and crop management practices to the farmers. At the same time, development of irrigation facility creates a favourable environment for the adoption of modern technology.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21648/arthavij%2F2016%2Fv58%2Fi1%2F121263