The Influence of Social Networks on Agricultural Technology Adoption

By Ana Ramirez. 2013

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Abstract This paper applies Social Network Analysis (SNA) to the effects of professional collaboration within social networks on farmers’ decision-making behavior when adopting irrigation technology. This paper addresses professional collaboration found in tenure relations, social and professional organizations. The sample consists of 195 fields farmed over a five-year period in southeast Texas by 37 farmers. The analysis suggests that participation in organizations is a key factor influencing adoption of irrigation technology. After initial implementation by central farmers, technology is transferred either through tenant or kinship relationships. Results suggest that ownership-stake is a factor as to whether a farmer participates in organizations.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Strategy and Management

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• Understanding the role of social capital in adoption decisions: An application to irrigation technology (2017, unknown): “, 2013; Ramirez, 2013; Abdulai and Huffman, 2014), and farm characteristics like farm size, land ownership, soil quality, machinery, type of crops or livestock as proxies for physical capital (Isham, 2002; Arellanes and Lee, 2003; Abdulai et al., 2011; Baumüller, 2012; Noltze, 2012; Handschuch et al”