›› 2010, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3): 0-387.

• 论文 •    

Analysis on the factors contributing to agricultural technological progress inZhejiang Province

ZHANG She-mei;MAO Xiao-bao;HUANG Wei   

  1. Rural Development and Information Research Institute,Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Hangzhou 310021,China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2010-05-25 Published:2010-05-25

Abstract: After decomposing the factors contributing to agro-tech progress,the weights of 12 main factors from 3 categories such as production technology,management and policy,and service technology in Zhejiang Province were
selected and assessed using the Delphi questionnaire survey. The results showed that production technology played the most important role in technology progress with a contribution of more than 50 percent;improvement in plant and animal varieties were the most important among the 12 main factors;education and training for farmers was a comparatively important factor among the management and service technologies. Based on the evaluation,some suggestions were proposed such as enhancing the research and extension of new varieties and techniques,further improving the agro-mechanization and education and training of farmers,and enhancing the harmonious development of production technologies and management and service technologies.

Key words: agriculture technological progress, factors contributing to agricultural technological progress, Delphisurvey, policies and suggestions, Zhejiang Province