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Research paper thumbnail of Difficulties faced by the rice growers of Bhadrak district of Odisha for subscription of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY)

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Constraints faced by farmers in various agricultural adaptation activities in response to climate change in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha

International journal of ecology and environmental sciences, Sep 10, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Techno-Economic Empowerment of Women SHGs through Horticulture Enterprises in Sonepur District

Research paper thumbnail of Mainstreaming the Laggards- An Approach

In the diffusion of Innovation theory, the last group which adopts an innovation is the laggards ... more In the diffusion of Innovation theory, the last group which adopts an innovation is the laggards which account approximately 16% of population of the society. It consists largely of elders, and those with low socioeconomic status. Laggards believe mostly friends and neighbors as information sources, dislike change, and accept new things only when forced to. The innovators, early adopters and early majority are the population who adopts a change or new idea without any reluctance so we need to think about what we will do about our laggards – in the past we could often get away by ignoring them – but nowadays some systems may only work if everyone uses it (like use of apps- Arogyasetu) and non-use is not an option. Mainstreaming the laggards is important for the overall development of the community. Certain approaches can be followed for streamlining the laggards at par with the late majority will be a great success for the extension functionaries/ sociologists.

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Climate CHANGE on Agriculture and Allied Activities in Jagatsinghpur District of Odisha, India

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Constraints faced by women shgs in adoption of horticulture enterprises

Indian Journal of Extension Education, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Adoption Behavior of Farmers in Khordha District of Odisha, India

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology

It is a generic concept that farmers like other kind of entrepreneurs; do not adopt innovation si... more It is a generic concept that farmers like other kind of entrepreneurs; do not adopt innovation simultaneously as they crop up on the market. Diffusion typically takes a number of years, scarcely reaches a level of 100% of the potential adopters’ population and mostly follows S-shaped curve in time. Apparently, some farmers choose to be the first users while others prefer to be early adopters or late adopters, some prefers not to adopt. This research paper titled ‘Adoption Behavior of farmers in Khordha district of Odisha, India was conducted in four villages named Pubusahi, sarua, Balianta, and Benupur to know the factors affecting adoption of a new technology, attitude of the farmers towards the technology, perception of the farmers and suggestions from farmers regarding adoption of technologies. From the study, it was revealed most of respondents were cosmopolite and elderly having high favorability towards new technologies. However from the suggestions it was clear that the lack ...

Research paper thumbnail of Difficulties faced by the rice growers of Bhadrak district of Odisha for subscription of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY)

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Constraints faced by farmers in various agricultural adaptation activities in response to climate change in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha

International journal of ecology and environmental sciences, Sep 10, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Techno-Economic Empowerment of Women SHGs through Horticulture Enterprises in Sonepur District

Research paper thumbnail of Mainstreaming the Laggards- An Approach

In the diffusion of Innovation theory, the last group which adopts an innovation is the laggards ... more In the diffusion of Innovation theory, the last group which adopts an innovation is the laggards which account approximately 16% of population of the society. It consists largely of elders, and those with low socioeconomic status. Laggards believe mostly friends and neighbors as information sources, dislike change, and accept new things only when forced to. The innovators, early adopters and early majority are the population who adopts a change or new idea without any reluctance so we need to think about what we will do about our laggards – in the past we could often get away by ignoring them – but nowadays some systems may only work if everyone uses it (like use of apps- Arogyasetu) and non-use is not an option. Mainstreaming the laggards is important for the overall development of the community. Certain approaches can be followed for streamlining the laggards at par with the late majority will be a great success for the extension functionaries/ sociologists.

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Climate CHANGE on Agriculture and Allied Activities in Jagatsinghpur District of Odisha, India

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Constraints faced by women shgs in adoption of horticulture enterprises

Indian Journal of Extension Education, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Adoption Behavior of Farmers in Khordha District of Odisha, India

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology

It is a generic concept that farmers like other kind of entrepreneurs; do not adopt innovation si... more It is a generic concept that farmers like other kind of entrepreneurs; do not adopt innovation simultaneously as they crop up on the market. Diffusion typically takes a number of years, scarcely reaches a level of 100% of the potential adopters’ population and mostly follows S-shaped curve in time. Apparently, some farmers choose to be the first users while others prefer to be early adopters or late adopters, some prefers not to adopt. This research paper titled ‘Adoption Behavior of farmers in Khordha district of Odisha, India was conducted in four villages named Pubusahi, sarua, Balianta, and Benupur to know the factors affecting adoption of a new technology, attitude of the farmers towards the technology, perception of the farmers and suggestions from farmers regarding adoption of technologies. From the study, it was revealed most of respondents were cosmopolite and elderly having high favorability towards new technologies. However from the suggestions it was clear that the lack ...

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