Título
Perception and adoption of a new agricultural technology: evidence from a developing country
Autor
Khondoker Mottaleb
Nivel de Acceso
Acceso Abierto
Materias
Developing Countries - (AGROVOC) Technology - (AGROVOC) Farmers - (AGROVOC) Adoption - (AGROVOC) Axial-Flow-Pump - (AGROVOC) Centrifugal Pump - (AGROVOC) Farmer - (AGROVOC) Irrigation - (AGROVOC) Low-Lift-Pump - (AGROVOC) Perception - (AGROVOC) Price - (AGROVOC) Society - (AGROVOC) PUMPING - (AGROVOC) IRRIGATION - (AGROVOC) FARMERS - (AGROVOC) TECHNOLOGY - (AGROVOC) CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA - (CTI)
Resumen o descripción
Adoption of new agricultural technologies is always at the center of policy interest in developing countries. In reality, despite the visible benefits of many of the new agricultural technologies, including machinery and management practices, farmers either do not adopt them or it takes a long time to begin the adoption process and scaling up. To enhance the provision of irrigation using surface water and to enhance irrigation efficiency, Bangladesh has been trying to introduce the axial-flow-pump (AFP) appropriate for surface water irrigation, which can lift up to 55% more water, conditional on the water head, than a conventional centrifugal pump. Despite the visible benefits of the AFP, the uptake of the AFP for irrigation is low in the targeted zone of Bangladesh. The present study demonstrates that the new technology must be modified to adapt to local demand and specifications. Most importantly, the price of the new technology must be competitive with the prices of the existing available substitute technologies to ensure a rapid uptake and scaling up of this new agricultural technology.
Fecha de publicación
2018
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Repositorio Orígen
Repositorio Institucional de Publicaciones Multimedia del CIMMYT
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