Discuss FOUR social-cultural constraints/factors that affects development and adoption of high-production technology in agriculture.

      

Discuss FOUR social-cultural constraints/factors that affects development and adoption of high-production technology in agriculture.

  

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Jim
-The low level of education, which is an obstacle to raising the technological capacity of farmers from its currently low levels and to the adoption of new technologies. Education for both boys, girls and adult women is often lacking.
-The risk-averse tendencies of farmers, which have been generally underestimated, particularly when they have not been involved in the decision-making process on the development and use of new products.
-Insecurity of land tenure and fragmentation of land holdings in some LDCs, particularly in most Kenyan regions, especially with regard to women and who may have little or no access to land.
jim items answered the question on March 18, 2019 at 18:07


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