Tribal Farmers and New Agricultural Technology

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The study indicates that the amount of land-holding is positively related with the adoption of new technology, especially those, which are costly. Secondly, the friends, kins and neighbours influence such adoption. The influence by institutional sources is still marginal. Further, the behaviour of tribal farmers in adoption of technology is not much different from that of non-tribals. The study also indicates that the farmer in “small” category has responded well like the “large” ones, because their economic status has allowed them to test the new technologies. The study also shows that higher number in packages is higher the rate of adoption. It can be argued that as the number in the packages increases the cost of the packages escalates. Therefore, the marginal farmers allege against the “costly practice”.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Bhola Nath Ghosh

Bhola Nath Ghosh obtained MA in Sociology and Ph.D. degree on "Rural Leadership and Development: A Study of the Changing Pattern, its Consequences in West Bengal". He visited different universities in United Kingdom and completed a course on Monitoring and Evaluation in Project in the year 1993 at Norwich University in England. He presented many research papers in National and International Seminars/Conferences. Several papers have been published in different Journals of National, International and edited books. He completed two projects independently and worked as an associate member in an international project and presently he is a faculty member of Sociological Research Unit in Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

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Title
Tribal Farmers and New Agricultural Technology
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8183700268
Length
xxii+105p., Figures; Tables; Maps; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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