1Department of Agricultural Economics, Agriculture College, ANGRAU, Baptala, 522 101, Andhra Pradesh, India
2Department of Agricultural Economics, Institutional Development Plan, ANGRAU, Lam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Online published on 13 December, 2019.
This study focuses on the impact of backward integration on chilli farmers’ adoption of technology. Most chilli farmers following backward integration (46.87%) are adopting seven technologies with technology adoption index 80–90; farmers not following backward integration (73.43%) are adopting fewer than four technologies with adoption index <50. There is a positive and significant effect of extension services (0.11) and backward integration (0.53) on technology adoption at 10% and 5% levels.
