Analysis of Farmers' Acceptance and Response to Agricultural Technologies in Main Grain Production District——A Case from Yushu County in Jilin
2008; Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
0578-1752
Autores Tópico(s)Agricultural Systems and Practices
Resumo【Objective】The study examined the agricultural technology extension of household action.【Method】245 farm households in the main grain producing district of Northeast China were surveyed by means of participatory rural appraisal (PRA) to determine their acceptance and response to agricultural technologies. Farmer behavior, acceptance of agricultural technologies, type of technology in current use and types required, as well as attitude to agro-technical extension were analyzed.【Result】Crop production was ranked as the main source of income by 96.3% of respondents. About 38.4% of the farmers accepted new technologies through agricultural extension mainly, and 64.9% of the farmers learn about new technologies from neighboring farmers. The proportions of farm households needing maize planting technology in the future, new fertilizer and new agricultural machinery were 48.2% and 51.4%, respectively. 90.2% of the households referred extensive cultivation to the factors limiting their production. 89.4% of the farm households accepted agricultural technology extension, but 50% of the households had no access to extension services.【Conclusion】 In order to improve agriculture technology in main grain producing district, new cultivars, new fertilizers, new agricultural machinery and new cultivation are demanded. To develop the agro-technical extension, more work is expected for the improvement in income and output, for construction of reasonable agricultural technology popularization mechanism, as well as for demonstration of learning agricultural technology by typical farm households.
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