Communication and agricultural innovativeness of upland farmers of the Jratunseluna watershed, Central Java, Indonesia
1990
Zakaria, A.
The findings showed that the majority of the upland farmers were at productive age (22-25 years old) and considered literate (3-6 years in school). All had an average of about 20 years farming experience. A little over one-third (39.1%) were owned-operated, 38.2 percent share-tenants and the rest were lessees. They earned an average annual income of Rp 719,381.0 (US$ 411) and were considered cosmopolite with active communication behavior. The majority (87.3%) of them affiliated with one or more organizations. The upland farmers perceived field extension workers and contact farmers as credible main source of information about upland farming technologies. Upland farming technologies were transferred mainly through agricultural extension activities. Nine upland farming technologies were recommended to upland farmers of Jratunseluna Watershed. Among those nine practices, the three most frequently utilized were land preparation techniques which were practiced by 87.3 percent; fertilizing techniques applied by 82 percent, and new high yielding varieties/clones planted by 81.4 percent. These three practices also showed the highest average favorable perception score. The small number of adopters of terracing and drainage system was due to the difficulties observed in applying these practices; they were very costly too. Subsidy on credit availability would help upland farmers practicing these technologies. Agricultural innovativeness of upland farmers was considered high. Age, farming experience and family size are factors that had no significant relationship with agricultural innovativeness.
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