Farmers' Participation in Extension Programs and Technology Adoption in Rural Nepal: A Logistic Regression Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Suvedi, Murari; Ghimire, Raju; Kaplowitz, Michael
Titel	Farmers' Participation in Extension Programs and Technology Adoption in Rural Nepal: A Logistic Regression Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 23 (2017) 4, S.351-371 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ghimire, Raju)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1389-224X
DOI	10.1080/1389224X.2017.1323653
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Occupations; Extension Education; Foreign Countries; Rural Areas; Case Studies; Interviews; Regression (Statistics); Socioeconomic Status; Group Membership; Employment; Proximity; Agricultural Education; Innovation; Age Differences; Educational Attainment; Decision Making; Social Systems; Educational Planning; Technology; Surveys; Nepal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Ausland; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; Dienstverhältnis; Lebensnähe; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Ausbildung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Social system; Soziales System; Bildungsplanung; Technologie; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	Purpose: This paper examines the factors affecting farmers' participation in extension programs and adoption of improved seed varieties in the hills of rural Nepal. Methodology/approach: Cross-sectional farm-level data were collected during July and August 2014. A sample of 198 farm households was selected for interviewing by using a multistage, random sampling technique. We employed a logistic regression model, frequency counts, and percentages to analyze the data. Findings: Adoption decisions were mainly affected by extension-related variables--training, membership in a farmers' group, and off-farm employment. Extension participation was found to be influenced by socioeconomic variables--age, education, household size, and distance to the extension office. Our findings reveal that distance to the extension office and off-farm employment limited participation in extension activities and adoption, respectively, and education, household size, and group membership stimulated participation in extension programs. Practical implications: Recognition of the determinants of farmers' participation in extension services and innovation adoption ensures that targeted extension approaches are used to address these factors in various stages of planning, delivering, and evaluating extension programs. Theoretical implications: Innovation adoption follows a systematic decision-making process. Although personal characteristics are important, widespread use of new technology requires a conducive social and institutional context. Because contexts vary by country or region, extension services providers should create institutions favorable for innovation adoption within a social system. Originality/value: This research is original and highly valuable to identify the factors associated with extension participation and innovation adoption in the rural hilly region of Nepal. This also provides a new direction to operationalize farmer-oriented policies of agricultural extension and so can be helpful for agricultural policy-makers in devising programs of extension services. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01