Factors Associated in Technology Adoption Among Sericulture Farmers Under Few Districts of West Bengal

ABSTRACT

The pattern of technology adoption is assessed in respect to a total of 21 socio-personal and management variables associated with sericulture practices of the farmers of West Bengal, India. Survey based data from a total of 126 respondents under three districts viz., Nadia, Murshidabad and South 24 Parganas were collected and statistically analyzed using mean, coefficient of variation (CV%) value and correlation coefficient (r). Consistency and dependency level were assessed and found that the management factors were comparatively higher in consistency than socio-personal factors. Amongst 21 independent socio-personal and management variables, x1, x2, x3, x8, x9, x10, and x11 were found positively correlated in which only x14, x16, x19, x20 showed 1% significant level whereas rest were negatively correlated in respect to the dependent variable technology adoption (y). Utilization of information source (x10) is found as the highly closed factor and land holding area (x6) is as highly distant factor with technology adoption, respectively.

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