Social networks, heterogeneity, and adoption of technologies: evidence from India

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dc.creatorVarshney, Deepak
dc.creatorMishra, Ashok K.
dc.creatorJoshi, Pramod K.
dc.creatorRoy, Devesh
dc.date2022-10
dc.date2022-09-30T21:50:18Z
dc.date2022-09-30T21:50:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:39:13Z
dc.descriptionThis study examines the role of caste-based affiliations in the smallholders’ social network interactions for adoption choices. In particular, whether lower-caste, namely Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, farmers rely more on social networks for information than their counterparts. We further explore whether social network effects are more pronounced when farmers interact within their caste than otherwise. Finally, the study tests whether the effects (intra-caste and inter-caste) vary by caste—SC/ST versus non-SC/ST farmers. The study uses a survey of 478 mustard farmers in Rajasthan, India. Econometric concerns related to unobserved heterogeneity are addressed by employing specifications with village fixed effects and a series of robustness tests. Simultaneity concerns are addressed by analyzing the social network effects in a dynamic adoption framework. Results show that the adoption choices regarding hybrid mustard seeds are more pronounced for the lower-caste farmers than for their counterparts. Findings reveal that social network effects are significant in intra-caste but not in the case of inter-caste. Finally, the result shows that the likelihood of accepting advice in technology adoption is higher when SC/ST farmers interact with non-SC/ST network members than when non-SC/ST farmers interact with SC/ ST network members.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/121991
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/110680
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceVarshney, Deepak; Mishra, A. K.; Joshi, P. K.; Roy, D. 2022. Social networks, heterogeneity, and adoption of technologies: evidence from India. Food Policy, 112:102360. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2022.102360]
dc.subjectagricultural technology
dc.subjectsocial networks
dc.subjectmustard
dc.subjecthybrids
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectcaste systems
dc.subjectsocioeconomic environment
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectadoption
dc.subjecteconometrics
dc.subjectinnovation adoption
dc.subjecttribal peoples
dc.subjectrajasthan
dc.titleSocial networks, heterogeneity, and adoption of technologies: evidence from India
dc.typeJournal Article

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