A multinomial approach to sustainable and improved agricultural technologies vis-a-vis socio-personal determinants in apple (Malus domestica) cultivation
Background: Extreme poverty is widespread among farm families in the rural areas of developing countries including India. Farmers toil hard in their fields to meet the growing demands of their families. Different techniques and technologies have been generated at different research institutes, exper...
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| author | Zahoor Ahmad Shah Mushtaq Ahmad Dar Eajaz Ahmad Dar Chukwujekwu A. Obianefo Arif Hussain Bhat Mohammed Tauseef Ali Hanan Ali Alatawi Heba I. Ghamry Mustafa Shukry Samy Sayed |
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| description | Background: Extreme poverty is widespread among farm families in the rural areas of developing countries including India. Farmers toil hard in their fields to meet the growing demands of their families. Different techniques and technologies have been generated at different research institutes, experimental stations, and farm science centers. However the same technology is not properly disseminated to the farmers and the farmers usually follow traditional practices at their farms leading to low production, productivity, and yield of major crops grown worldwide, hence threatening the livelihoods and food security of the world population in a general and farming community in particular. Methods: The present study described the socio-personal characteristics, identified the stages and categories of technology adoption with help of multinomial logistic regression. A multistage sampling procedure was adopted to collect the data from the concerned apple growers. The study used mixed methods, combining focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and a household survey. Results: The study found that only nine out of fifteen technologies disseminated in the area have been fully adopted with a greater proportion (42.5 %) of the apple growers classified as early adopters of the recommended sustainable and intensified improved practices. The adoption of scientific technology is always the central focus of policymakers and planners in the developing world. Important to note is that the growers are in their active (42 years) farming age and have acquired 22 years’ experience which is long enough to understand that traditional practices are not as productive compared to the recently improved/recommended practices. The study also revealed that the determinants of technology adoption are age, experience, level of education, annual income, extension contact, and scientific orientation. Conclusion: The study, recommends that policymakers should capitalize on the determinants to design better programs relating to the adoption of sustainable improved technologies that will help in alleviation of poverty and ensure food security. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3709b05608844f598913f6d84e85f2892022-12-22T03:17:12ZengElsevierJournal of King Saud University: Science1018-36472022-10-01347102286A multinomial approach to sustainable and improved agricultural technologies vis-a-vis socio-personal determinants in apple (Malus domestica) cultivationZahoor Ahmad Shah0Mushtaq Ahmad Dar1Eajaz Ahmad Dar2Chukwujekwu A. Obianefo3Arif Hussain Bhat4Mohammed Tauseef Ali5Hanan Ali Alatawi6Heba I. Ghamry7Mustafa Shukry8Samy Sayed9Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190025, India; Corresponding authors.Division of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190025, IndiaKrishi Vigyan Kendra (Farm Science Center) Ganderbal, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190025, IndiaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Awka P.M.B 5025, Anambra State, NigeriaDivision of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190025, India; Corresponding authors.Division of Fruit Sciences, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190025, IndiaDepartment of Biological Sciences, University Collage of Haqel, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Home Economics, College of Home Economics, King Khalid University, PO Box 960, Abha 61421, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, EgyptDepartment of Economic Entomology and Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt; Department of Science and Technology, University College-Ranyah, Taif University, B.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaBackground: Extreme poverty is widespread among farm families in the rural areas of developing countries including India. Farmers toil hard in their fields to meet the growing demands of their families. Different techniques and technologies have been generated at different research institutes, experimental stations, and farm science centers. However the same technology is not properly disseminated to the farmers and the farmers usually follow traditional practices at their farms leading to low production, productivity, and yield of major crops grown worldwide, hence threatening the livelihoods and food security of the world population in a general and farming community in particular. Methods: The present study described the socio-personal characteristics, identified the stages and categories of technology adoption with help of multinomial logistic regression. A multistage sampling procedure was adopted to collect the data from the concerned apple growers. The study used mixed methods, combining focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and a household survey. Results: The study found that only nine out of fifteen technologies disseminated in the area have been fully adopted with a greater proportion (42.5 %) of the apple growers classified as early adopters of the recommended sustainable and intensified improved practices. The adoption of scientific technology is always the central focus of policymakers and planners in the developing world. Important to note is that the growers are in their active (42 years) farming age and have acquired 22 years’ experience which is long enough to understand that traditional practices are not as productive compared to the recently improved/recommended practices. The study also revealed that the determinants of technology adoption are age, experience, level of education, annual income, extension contact, and scientific orientation. Conclusion: The study, recommends that policymakers should capitalize on the determinants to design better programs relating to the adoption of sustainable improved technologies that will help in alleviation of poverty and ensure food security.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364722004670AppleImprovedMultinomialSustainableTechnologySocio-personal |
| spellingShingle | Zahoor Ahmad Shah Mushtaq Ahmad Dar Eajaz Ahmad Dar Chukwujekwu A. Obianefo Arif Hussain Bhat Mohammed Tauseef Ali Hanan Ali Alatawi Heba I. Ghamry Mustafa Shukry Samy Sayed A multinomial approach to sustainable and improved agricultural technologies vis-a-vis socio-personal determinants in apple (Malus domestica) cultivation Journal of King Saud University: Science Apple Improved Multinomial Sustainable Technology Socio-personal |
| title | A multinomial approach to sustainable and improved agricultural technologies vis-a-vis socio-personal determinants in apple (Malus domestica) cultivation |
| title_full | A multinomial approach to sustainable and improved agricultural technologies vis-a-vis socio-personal determinants in apple (Malus domestica) cultivation |
| title_fullStr | A multinomial approach to sustainable and improved agricultural technologies vis-a-vis socio-personal determinants in apple (Malus domestica) cultivation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A multinomial approach to sustainable and improved agricultural technologies vis-a-vis socio-personal determinants in apple (Malus domestica) cultivation |
| title_short | A multinomial approach to sustainable and improved agricultural technologies vis-a-vis socio-personal determinants in apple (Malus domestica) cultivation |
| title_sort | multinomial approach to sustainable and improved agricultural technologies vis a vis socio personal determinants in apple malus domestica cultivation |
| topic | Apple Improved Multinomial Sustainable Technology Socio-personal |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364722004670 |
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