Social network and extension service in farmers’ agricultural technology adoption efficiency

Wang, Geling; Lu, Qian; Capareda, Sergio C.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0235927

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“…The finding highlights the importance of trust between members of a farmer group for leadership emergence, which is supported by other studies that articulate the role of trusting relations in the uptake of agroforestry and agroecological technologies [ 3 , 44 , 45 ]. For example, Pratiwi and Suzuki found peer-to-peer advice relations were instrumental in disseminating agroforestry information in Indonesia compared to ties with friends and extension officials [ 44 ].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

Farmer social networks: The role of advice ties and organizational leadership in agroforestry adoption

Lin

Ko²,

Than³

et al. 2021

PLoS ONE

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With the decline in public budgets for agricultural extension support, ties between members of farmer groups are becoming more important to facilitate information transfer about agroforestry. This paper examines the role of social network ties in predicting organizational leadership in an agroforestry-based farmer group. Using social network data derived from interviews with members of farming groups based in the Ayeyarwady Delta of Myanmar, we established a positive relationship between advice-seeking ties and organizational leadership. In other words, farmers who were highly sought for agroforestry advice were more likely to be elected as leaders of the farmer group. Results show the frequency of interactions through advice-seeking ties also had a positive influence on the probability of farmers holding leadership positions. We found a core–periphery structure for the advice networks, whereby farmer leaders were overrepresented at the network core. Interestingly, general members of the farmer group were also in the core of the core-periphery structure, suggesting that engaging with farmers without leadership roles can also effectively disseminate agroforestry information to peripheral farmers. We conclude that farmer groups are valuable in agroforestry adoption and persistence and further analyses of formal leadership structures are needed to support more transparent and accountable governance.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

Farmer social networks: The role of advice ties and organizational leadership in agroforestry adoption

Lin

Ko²,

Than³

et al. 2021

PLoS ONE

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“…Overall, smart farming practices help in enhancing farm and production efficiency (O'Grady and O'Hare 2017), thereby minimising the supply-demand risks. Advantages of using smart farming practices and intelligent decision-making tools that go beyond the farm level are optimal resource allocation practices leading to reduced wastages (Wang, Lu, and Capareda 2020), reduce the environmental footprint and enhance sustainable agricultural practices (Kernecker et al 2020), reduce the energy and water footprints (Mekonnen et al 2018;Walter et al 2017) thereby improving food quality and safety (Kamble, Gunasekaran, and Sharma 2020) and enhancing the overall food security (Lioutas and Charatsari 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Agriculture supply chain risks and COVID-19: mitigation strategies and implications for the practitioners

Sharma

Shishodia

Kamble

et al. 2020

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

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The agricultural supply chains (ASCs) are exposed to unprecedented risks following COVID-19. It is necessary to investigate the impact of risks and to create resilient ASC organisations. In this study, we have identified and assessed the ASC risks caused by disruptions. These threats were assessed using Fuzzy Linguistic Quantifier Order Weighted Aggregation (FLQ-OWA). The findings reveal that supply risks, demand risks, financial risks, logistics and infrastructure risks, management and operational, policy and regulation, and biological and environmental risks have a significant impact in ASC depending upon the organisations scope and scale. Various strategies such as adoption of industry 4.0 technologies, supply chain collaboration and shared responsibility is identified for sustainable future. Theoretical and managerial implications are provided based on the outcomes of the study.

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“…In terms of research methods, the past decade has witnessed a number of studies that examined the factors of agriculture technology adoption using social network analysis. Wang et al analyzed the efficiency of farmers’ agricultural technology adoption and the interaction effect between the social network and extension service [ 38 ]. In their research, interaction and trust had positive effects on farmers’ technology adoption efficiency, which was also reflected in our research.…”

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Overcoming Barriers to Agriculture Green Technology Diffusion through Stakeholders in China: A Social Network Analysis

Wang

Liu

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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It is crucial to actively encourage the development of agriculture green technology, which has been regarded as one of the most effective solutions to the environmental degradation caused by agricultural activities. However, agriculture green technology diffusion is indeed a challenging task and still faces numerous barriers. The stakeholders who can potentially deal with these barriers, however, have been overlooked by previous studies. To address these issues, social network analysis was performed to identify critical stakeholders and barriers. Their interactions in agriculture green technology diffusion were analyzed based on the literature, a questionnaire survey and expert judgments. A two-mode network and two one-mode networks were used to analyze the relationships among the identified 12 barriers and 14 stakeholders who can influence these 12 barriers identified. The results show that agricultural research institutes, universities, agribusiness, agencies of township promotion, the government and farmers’ relatives are key stakeholders and that the limited market demand for green technology and the high cost of its diffusion are two main barriers. However, poor green technology operability and farmer families in distress are factors that are not as important as previously perceived. Finally, some recommendations and suggestions are provided to promote agriculture green technology diffusion in China.

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Social network and extension service in farmers’ agricultural technology adoption efficiency

Cited by 58 publications

References 23 publications

Farmer social networks: The role of advice ties and organizational leadership in agroforestry adoption

Farmer social networks: The role of advice ties and organizational leadership in agroforestry adoption

Agriculture supply chain risks and COVID-19: mitigation strategies and implications for the practitioners

Overcoming Barriers to Agriculture Green Technology Diffusion through Stakeholders in China: A Social Network Analysis

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