A Meta-analysis on Diversified Challenges Faced by Small and Marginal Farmers in Adopting Agricultural Technology

Abstract

Each year innovation takes place in Agricultural and allied sector and adoption of this agricultural technologies is essential for enhancing the agricultural output and productivity. For the successful transfer of agricultural innovations Government of India has implemented number of schemes to support farmers in adopting the technology for production. However, various literature have shown that small and marginal farmers, being largest population among the farming community in India, still lag in adopting agricultural technologies successfully. Therefore this study was taken with the aim to analyse the diversified challenges faced in adopting agricultural technologies. Meta-analysis was used to identify the elements that play a key part in adoption behaviour of small and marginal farmers. The study observed such major factors viz., Psychological based, Economic based, Resource based, Tech-Bridge based, Tech-outreach based, Diversity based and Ambivalence based that hampered decision making behaviour in adopting agricultural technologies among small and marginal farmers.