Impact of Socio-Economic Factors on Adoption of Advanced Agricultural Techniques: Evidence from Central Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

The biggest way in which technology proved to be beneficial for improving the farmer's lives, is by providing information about access in the market, and in that way, it reduced the exploitation of farmers. Farming approaches and techniques go through different advancements and a lot of changes within the past century. The objective of the study was to find the impact of socio-economic factors affecting the adoption of advanced agricultural techniques. For estimation purposes, Sargodha District was chosen and for collecting data a survey was conducted, the well-organized questionnaire was distributed among 6 Tehsils from the district Sargodha to 200 farmers. The study used an econometric model of OLS. The results obtained from this study show the positive association of the socio-economic characteristics of farmers with the adoption of advanced technology. The variables of land holding, family members engaged in farming, family system, education, and experience have positive impact. A dominant role should be played by the government and organization running for agricultural welfare in motivating and funding the research for agricultural technological advancement. The technology adoption process can be increased through education. A necessary sensitization process must be turned to facilitate change in traditional techniques.