Changes in transition: technology adoption and rice farming in two Indian villages

Arindam Samaddar () and Prabir Das

Agriculture and Human Values, 2008, vol. 25, issue 4, 553 pages

Abstract: The economic impacts of the Green Revolution have been studied widely, but not its social-cultural effects on different farming communities. The adoption of high yielding varieties (HYVs) of rice changed the nature of rice farming in the two West Bengal villages of Padulara and Naigachi. The villages present an interesting contrast of socio-economic and cultural change due to the differences in the level of adoption of agricultural technologies. This study documents the social and cultural impacts of agricultural technology adoption, specifically the effect on rituals which guided the stages of traditional rice farming and communal life. Agricultural rituals are being modified to suit the processes of modern rice farming, while family rituals are holding strong. The study also shows the evolving nature of rituals as it reflects new found wealth, gender roles, and economic class in these villages. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008

Keywords: Technology adoption; Green Revolution; High yielding varieties; Agricultural rituals; Family rituals; West Bengal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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