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Factors Associated with the Adoption of Rice Technology in Cotobato.
Abstract:
The study sought to determoinethe factors related to the adoption of approved farm practices by Muslim and Non-Muslim rice farmers, the extent of such adoption, diffusion factors associated with the adoption of certain rice-farming innovations, and the relationship between agricultural technology adoption and productivity level.
Respondents were 21 rice farmers represented by 62 Muslims, 50 Visayans, 51 Taglogs and %0 Ilocanos Randomly selected from 10 municiplities of north cotabato. Data were gathered by means of an interview schedule administered through personal interviews with the respondents. Chi-square test was used to analyze the data.
Findings indicated that adoption of recommended rice practices by Muslim and non-Muslim farmers was significantly related to the level of educational attainment, land tenure status, number of family member-farm participants, ethnic background and religion, amount of credit borrowed, and availability of infrastructure , but not to age, farming experience, farm size, family size, and length of residence.
Diffusion factors found positively related to adoption of agricultural technology were use of radio and printed media, affiliation with farmers organizations, leadership experience, contact with rice specialist, and attendance in informational gatherings. Execpt for leadership experience, however, Muslim and Non-Muslim rice farmers differed significantly as regards these diffusion factors.
Execp in land tenure status, Muslim rice farmers lso differed significantly from their non-Muslim counterparts in educatonal attainment, family, size, total land area planted productivity level. gross income, adoption score and amount of credit borrowed.
Adoption of rice practices by the respondents was positively influenced by the social status of change agents but not by their age, tribe, religion, farming experience, and residence in the town or barrio.