Pattern of adoption of selected dairy technologies by rural households: evidence from tarai area of Uttarakhand
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2008-05
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand)
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The study conducted in tarai region of Uttarakhand stste revealed that adoption rates, in terms of proportion of households which adopted the technologies, were high for AI and vaccination over the years compared to deworming and crossbreeding. However in the last few years disadoption rates have been more for AI relative to other technologies. When the reasons for disadoption and non adoption were analyzed it was revealed that more or less similar reasons were responsible for non-adoption of crossbreeding and AI, viz. cumbersome application method, lack of adequate extension access and financial support. However respondents were aware of these technologies or their benefits. Further, the respondents felt there were adequate incentives for adoption of these technologies because of presence of proper marketing
outlets. A nalysis of factors distinguishing between adopters and non adopters of dairy technologies revealed more or less similar results as obtained in the case of factors influencing early adoption. Credit and information access, membership of group and distance to market significantly influenced the adoption of different dairy technologies. It was observed that adoption of dairy technologies significantly increased with the income from dairying, milk production and productivity. Adoption of the technologies also has potential in increasing the household consumption of milk. However, beneficial effects of adoption of dairy technologies were not observed in case of employment generation.
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