Gender focused training and knowledge enhances the adoption of climate resilient seeds.

ABSTRACT: Adoption of any agricultural technology depends upon the way in which farmers are being informed about its benefits. Educational status, caste, gender and other social issues also play a significant role in the adoption process. To evaluate the impact of trainings on quality seed production, access to the climate resilient rice seeds, availability of information about seed sources and use of IRRI super bags, a randomized experimental research was carried out over a period of two years across five different states of India. The baseline and a follow-up survey was conducted to capture the farming practices followed by during wet seasons of 2016 and 2017, respectively. The impact of trainings, seed use, information given and agro-based goods was evaluated by comparing the adoption behaviour o

SUBMITTER: Dar MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7677893 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature