Socio-Economic Factors Associated With Agri-Innovations Adaptation

Abstract

The major source of income in most developing countries is agriculture. Majority of population has residence in rural areas in Pakistan which are directly or indirectly depends on agriculture for their livelihood. Adoption of innovation means the procedure which especially a farmer is followed to reject or accept an innovation. Pakistan is agro-based country but has not power in meeting the production needs of its population. Through the adoption of innovations in agricultural sectors this unsatisfactory situation can be overcome by increasing per acre yield of various crops. Primary data was collected from two areas of Punjab: Central and South, with one district picked at random from each. In addition, each district was assigned one Tehsil at random, and eight villages were selected at random from that Tehsil. This study included data from 561 houses. Interviews were scheduled in advance to obtain information. According to the study, the majority of people in both regions had graduated from high school. Farmers chose to use their mobile phones to meet their information demands because they supplied better agricultural information sources, assisted them in improving their farming skills, and provided them with timely information. Mostly respondents in central region were early majority because they adopt new ideas immediately and practiced these ideas in their fields. Laggards had great majority in south region because they had no more sources to adopt new technology. Mostly were did farming on rent and as laborers. They had not enough income resources to purchase machines. They had no decision power because they were work as daily wages worker.