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标题：Analyzing Technology Adoption - The Case of Kerala Home Gardens
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作者：Reeba Jacob ; Allan Thomas ; N.Kishore Kumar 等
期刊名称：Journal of Extension Education
印刷版ISSN：0971-3123
电子版ISSN：2456-1282
出版年度：2015
卷号：27
期号：2
页码：5463-5467
语种：English
出版社：Extension Education Society
摘要：Homegardens are traditional agroforestry system with a unique structure and function.It is the predominant farming system in Kerala.The study was undertaken in Thiruvananthapuram district covering a sample of 100 homegardens farmers from all the five agro-ecological units with an aim to assess the level of adoption of selected Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) production practices in homegardens.Results of the study identified that majority of the farmers (63%) belonged to medium level of adoption.Adoption quotient was worked out and compared with standard Rogers curve.Correlation analysis of the independent variables with the dependent variable viz.,level of adoption indicated that age,farming experience,knowledge,evaluative perception,mass media contribution,livestock possession and extension contribution had direct significant effect on level of adoption of KAU production practices by homegarden farmers.