The Adoption of Agricultural Technology - Food Security Group

-42.....pI'OIIl'8Ift~=A checklist of factors that are important for understanding adoption-... err IdapUan IlUdV JF8ctDr ....,.......1orIUMJ-'I~hpoIlOY........ ImpIIctEducation Measure years 01 schooling, Types 01 training availableparticipation in other to larmers. oJ ..j oJtraining.Age Age 01 decision maker. ..; ..j(Effect may be related toexperience, education,household characteristics.)Gender (Effect may be related to Sampling strategy to oJ ..jtype ollarming system or include women larmers.access to resources such What crops, systems,as credit, extension, etc.) operations do women haveresponsibility lor?Ethnic (Effect may be related to What are the different groups oJgroup, type 01 farming system or in the research area? Howetc. access to resources.) do they reler to themselves?Wealth Can be estimated by land ..j oJholding, income, or otherlactors. (Effect may berelated to specificresources.)Farm size (Ellect may be related Local measures 01 area. oJ ..jto larming system orresources.)""..joJ ..;"..j" "Labor Amount 01 labor available LaQor requirements 01 ..j oJlorce in household; hiring the technology.practices.Credit Participation in credit What credit programs exist oJ oJprograms; source of loans lor farmers? What arelor farming.their requirements? Whois eligible?Equipment Ownership of equipment; Equipment and machinery oJ oJand experience with rental. requirements 01 themachinerytechnology. Rental marketsin the area.Land Decision makers' access What are local customs and oJ ..j ..jtenure to specific field. vocabulary lor renting,borrowing, sharecropping?Labor in Amount 01 labor available Timing and amount 01 labor oJ oJfarming in household; hiring required by new technology.system practices; other labor Cropping calendar.demands in system.Other Intercropping and relay Local practices lor oJ ..jcrops in cropping in specilic intercropping, relaysystem field. Rotation history cropping, rotation.of specilic field.(continued...)