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Extent of Adoption of Modern Technology on Hyv Boro Rice Farms: a Study in a Selected Area of Bangladesh

M. Zaman
Lecturer
University of Development Alternatives, Dhanmondi, Dhaka

M. R. Hasan
Lecturer
Department of Economics, Haji Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU), Dinajpur

M. R. Hasan
Scientific Officer
Agricultural. Economics Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Gazipur, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The overall objective of the study was to accomplish a comparative analysis of adoption of modern technology under owner and tenant farms in a selected area of Dinajpur district. A total of 60 households, 30 owner operators and 30 tenant operators were selected on the basis of purposive random sampling technique. Majority of the owner farmers were between 41-50 years and tenant farmers were between 30-40 years of age. Agriculture was the major occupation of both types of farmers. Overall literacy level of the sample farmers was 50 percent. Owner farmers had bigger farm size than tenant farmers. Income from the crop constituted the highest for both categories of farmers. The degrees of adequacy level in the application of modern farm inputs were higher in owner farms than in tenant farms. An attempt was made in this study to explore a composite view of the adoption of modern technology on HYV Boro rice growing farms. For Boro rice production, the majorities (67 per cent) of owner farmers of the study area were low adopters and 33 per cent of them were medium adopters. On the other hand, 87 per cent tenant farmers producing Boro rice were low adopters and 13 per cent of them were medium adopters. The study also revealed that because of poor resource base the tenants were unable to invest on modern farm inputs.

Keywords:

Location: Basudebpur and Rajapur under Chirirbandar Upazila of Dinajpur district

Start Date: 00-12-2000

End Date: 00-11-2001

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Adoption of technology

Objectives:

To identify some major socioeconomic characteristics of owner farmers and tenant farmers
To explore the extent of modern technology adoption on the two categories of farms

Methodology:

Two villages namely Basudebpur and Rajapur under Chirirbandar Upazila of Dinajpur district were purposively selected for present study. The survey schedule was designed in accordance with the objectives of the research. About 60 sample farms (30 owner farms and 30 tenant farms) were selected for the present study. Purposive random sampling technique was followed. Data were collected during the period from December 2000 to November 2001. An attempt was made to examine the degree of adequacy of modern inputs by the selected tenure classes of farmers, i.e.; how adequately the modern inputs were applied. Modern inputs included in the present study were chemical fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation. The degrees of adequacy for chemical fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation were measured as follows: Degree of adequacy = Applied doze per hectare/Recommended doze per hectare *100 In order to fulfill the objective of the study, the technology adoption index for individual farmers was developed by following formula employed by Chandra and Singh (1992): This section attempts to examine the degrees of adequacy of modern inputs by the selected tenure classes of farmers i.e., how adequately the modern inputs were applied. Modern inputs included in the present study were chemical fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation. The degrees of adequacy for chemical fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation were measured. It may be noted, however, that data on recommended doses were obtained from “Some Appropriate Technologies of rice Cultivation” a book published by BRRI (1999). The adoption index (AI) may vary from 0 to 100 per cent. On the basis of adoption index, all the 60 sample farmers were classified into three categories, viz., low adopter (0 to 19 per cent AI), Medium adopter (20 to 39 per cent AI) and high adopter (above 40 per cent AI).

Source of Information: Int. J. Sustain. Crop Prod. 2(2):21-25, 2007

Article Link (Online Journal): Adoption, Modern technology, Owner, Tenant farmers

Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

It is evident that majority of the sample farms belonged to low and medium technology adoption classes. When the extent of adoption and distribution of different categories of farmers under various levels of adoption were examined, it was observed that for Boro rice production a major portion (67 per cent) of owner farmers of the study area were low adopters and 33 per cent of them were medium adopters. On the other hand, 87 per cent tenant farmers producing Boro rice were low adopters and 13 per cent of them were medium adopters. Finally, the study also revealed that there were no high adopter groups. It revealed that the adoption of technology had not made an appreciable headway. It was also examined that the adoption of modern technology was higher in owner farms than in tenant farms. Lack of capital and land were the two major reasons which made the farmers unable to apply recommended doses of inputs. Thus the findings were-- the existing “fifty-fifty” crop sharing arrangement does not discourage farmers to adopt improved farm technology.

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