THE ADOPTION OF AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS - A REVIEW

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the ado ption of agricultural innovations during the last decade and the impac t of policy interventions promoting technology adoption. The analysis of the final stage of the Green Revolution technology diffusion cycle reveals that the agroclimatic environment is the most significant dete rminant of locational differences in adoption rates. The linkage betwe en micro-adoption and the aggregate diffusion process needs to be more firmly established to achieve a clearer understanding of diffusion pa tterns. Several studies showed that the impact of policy interventions to promote technology adoption depends on the type of technology, mar ket structure, and the nature and duration of the policy intervention.