EFFECT OF COMMUNITY-BASED FARMER GROUPS WITH SAME PREFERENCE ON ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY

Development of community-based famer groups with same prefence, strenthening the groups by training, visting demonstration fields and discusion together with poster exposure in the remote area increased farmer adoption rate and rice area adoption rate of certified seeds and three reductions three gains. Farmers’ proper perception and knowledge on certified seeds and three reductions three gains increased. The community-based famer groups with same prefence and poster exposure had postive impact on wide spread of certified seeds and three reductions three gains adoption in the community. Thus, the support polity is necessary in development of community-based farmer groups with same preference for wide spread of advance innovation in rural area