Impact of Mechanically Transplanted (MTR) Technology on Rice Productivity and Farmers Livelihoods in Punjab, Pakistan

Wisha Raza, Tahira Sadaf, Ayesha Rouf, Rahman Illahi and Zahra Zafar

Journal of Economic Impact, 2025, vol. 7, issue 2, 119-127

Abstract: This article tries to find out the adoption and economic benefits of Mechanically Transplanted Rice (MTR) technology among rice-growing small farmers of the Gujranwala district of Punjab, Pakistan. Rice is a primary food and export crop, and any efforts towards increasing the efficiency of rice production are critical to the sustainability of the agricultural sector. The transplanting process is time-consuming as well as intensive labor, involving manual cleaning of the transplant housing; on the other hand, MTR provides a potential approach to alleviate the dependency on labor and optimize crop management. The information was gathered using structured interviews with 120 rice farmers, 60 adopters, and 60 non-adopters of MTR. Descriptive statistics, profitability analysis, and binary logistic regression were also used to evaluate the socio-economic differences, variations in profitability, and influential determinants when making choices regarding the adoption of MTR. The results show that the yields of MTR adopters were very high, the gross profit was significantly higher, and the labor cost was lower as compared to non-adopters. Regression analysis indicated that other variables that were significant in adoption included yield, female labor involvement, availability of machinery, labor cost, and access to training (p

Keywords: Mechanically Transplanted Rice (MTR); Technology adoption; Rice productivity; Farm profitability; Agricultural mechanization; Rural livelihoods; Policy interventions; Sustainable agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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