Socio-economic Correlation of Technology Know-how of Farm Entrepreneurs of Samastipur District of Bihar, India

Abstract

Background: In the process of agricultural development, the prime mover is considered to be the new farming technology. Technology plays a pivotal role in every aspect of the agricultural phenomenon. It enhances productivity and transparency at every step of agricultural movements. Quality and quantity are managed through this facility which improves farmers’ socioeconomic status and mental health. From this perspective, technological involvement must be necessary with the human values. Methods: The study was conducted during 2019-21 to identify the role of different socio-economic variables and their correlation to the technology know-how of farm entrepreneurs of the Samastipur district of Bihar, India. Knowledge of the improved farm technology possessed by the farmers was considered a dependent variable and 17 socioeconomic and psychological variables were considered independent variables. Result: It was concluded from the study that variables like material possession of higher assets and more investment in irrigation were found to dominate in respect of the acquisition of knowledge about farm technology. Lack of formal education on the part of the farmers did not impede their acquisition of knowledge of the farm technology through available sources of communication. The human resources variables were found to influence the acquisition of knowledge by the respondents.

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“…Another important variable is the education of women in terms of number of schooling years, which has positive significant impact on the adoption of technology with t-value of 5.42. Education level of household heads and training participation significantly affected farmers' adoption decision (Dilebo, 2017;Kumari, 2023). Most studies found that better-educated farmers, regardless of gender, are more likely to adopt new technologies but women farmers with less education, less land access are less likely to adopt new technologies (Quisumbing, 1995).…”