The adoption of new technology by the farmers in Taiwan

This study addresses the technologies the farmers adopted, their reasons for adopting these technologies and the result of adopting these technologies. The design and strategy used to collect the data needed are both qualitative and quantitative. Farmers who practised traditional farming methods and...

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Published in:Applied economics 2015-08, Vol.47 (36), p.3817-3824
Main Authors: Chang, Shu Chun, Tsai, Ching-Horng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation to change
Agricultural production
Farm machinery
Farmers
Farming
New technology
Questionnaires
Studies
Taiwan
Technology adoption
technology adoption
new technology
farmers
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Summary:This study addresses the technologies the farmers adopted, their reasons for adopting these technologies and the result of adopting these technologies. The design and strategy used to collect the data needed are both qualitative and quantitative. Farmers who practised traditional farming methods and those who adopted the new technologies were both given survey questionnaires and were interviewed. The result of the study shows that the technologies applied by the farmers are the use of tractors in tilling the ground, the use of machinery in planting, the practice of irrigation and the use of a combination of organic and commercial fertilizers. The reasons for the adoption of the latter are the availability of chemicals and the convenience of their use, and this is used to enhance the growth of plants. The results of the new technology adoption are high yields of produce, production of hybrid crops, and the saving of labour, thus increasing the income of the farmers.
ISSN:0003-6846
1466-4283
DOI:10.1080/00036846.2015.1019035