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48% of farmers adopt stress-tolerant rice varieties and improve their yield and income in flood-risk areas in India

The study analyzed the impact of information access and information quality on adoption decisions regarding stress-tolerant rice varieties (STRVs) in flood-risk areas in Assam, Odisha and West Bengal in India. 48 per cent of the farmers having access to information decided to adopt STRVs. From the c...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Rice
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2021
Subjects:
farmers
rice
varieties
income
cultivation
quality
risk
information
adoption
access to information
stress
west bengal
variety
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121678
Summary:The study analyzed the impact of information access and information quality on adoption decisions regarding stress-tolerant rice varieties (STRVs) in flood-risk areas in Assam, Odisha and West Bengal in India. 48 per cent of the farmers having access to information decided to adopt STRVs. From the cultivation of the flood-tolerant variety SS1, the household gained an additional yield of 527-1,023 kg/ha, amounting to an additional income 67-134 $/ha.

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