New seed varieties and the small farm

In this analysis a farmer is defined to have "adopted" if he has put any part of his acreage under the new varieties. Tables are provided summarizing the results of the linear regression between proportion of farmers adopting the farm size for 70 cases. This analysis has been largely oriented to the adoption problems of the small farmer. Particular in the rice areas, among adopting farmers, the larger farmers seem to adopt on a smaller proportion of their acreage than the smaller farmers. The authors also discuss tenancy, irrigation, credit and uncertainty as factors affecting adoption.