Analysis on farmers demand for technology and its influencing factors#br#
——An empirical study on watermelon farmers in Henan and Zhejiang Provinces

Analysis on farmers demand for technology and its influencing factors#br# ——An empirical study on watermelon farmers in Henan and Zhejiang Provinces

1Institute of Agricultural Scientech Information， Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences， Beijing 100097， China; 2 Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development， Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Beijing 100081，China

Online:2014-07-25 Published:2014-08-06

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Abstract: Based on the questionnaire investigation for 519 watermelon farmers in Henan and Zhejiang province， this paper analyzed the status quo on the demand of different types of agricultural technology and influencing factors of the demand. The results showed that at present the improved variety and pest control techniques is most needed; nearly ninety percent of the farmers did not attend any related technical training about watermelon planting; the watermelon farmers classified by different household characteristics and technical performance had different demand behaviors. At last， the countermeasures and suggestions were given pertinently.

Key words: farmers, technology demand, Henan, Zhejiang

ZHAO Jiang1， ZHOU Zhongli2， WU Jingxue2，*. Analysis on farmers demand for technology and its influencing factors#br# ——An empirical study on watermelon farmers in Henan and Zhejiang Provinces[J]. .

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