What are the obstacles that prevent extension information from reaching small farmers?
Show them two things: It earns more money and is less work probably on a hectar in your case study area.
Thats what technological progress does and it works for the last centuries...
If you can show it works...they will adopt that in an instant.
Probably to add there (also I am sure you already know that): rent a hectare of land in the specific area. plant what they plant, but use all knowledge that you have so that people on the ground can see what you do to ensure better yields. A very easy, cheap and effective method. If possible stay away from "expensive" new machinery that your farmers can not afford. There is always a way to make an existing production system with new knowledge better.
Dear Ihsan Radhe Hassuny, when resistance is encountered, the technology is usually not ideal for the farmers' circumstances. Therefore, it should not be assumed that the technology is the correct one and that farmers are reactionaries who do not want to adopt it. Furthermore, before seeking to transfer it, it is necessary to validate it with the farmers who are its target subjects. There are some requirements that technologies must meet to achieve high levels of adoption. First, they must be divisible, productive, simple, inexpensive, and low-risk. It should also be important that they do not entail negative externalities for the environment and the community.
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