FACTORS AFFECTING TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AMONG RICE FARMERS

IN SOUTH COTABATO: AN ANALYSIS OF QUALITATIVE DATA

An Undergraduate Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of College of Agriculture
Marvelous College of Technology
Koronadal City

In Partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree

Bachelor of Agricultural Technology

JANBERT PAMILAR
March 2023
 TABLE OF THE CONTENTS

Contents Page

Title Page i

Approval Sheet ii

Acknowledgement iii

Dedication iv

Table of the Contents v

List of Figure viii

List of Tables ix

Abstract x

CHAPTERS

I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

Introduction 1

Statement of the Problem 3

Conceptual Framework 4

Theoretical Framework 5

Significance of the Study 6

Scope and Delimitation 7

Definition of Terms 8

II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Introduction 11
 Agriculture Technology Adoption 13

Determinants of Agricultural Technology Adoption 14

Recent Developments in Rice

Production in the Philippines 15

Technology Adoption and TFP Growth

in Philippine Rice Production 16

Traditional Method 18

Modern Method 19

Related Studies 20

Influences on Technology Adoption in

Agriculture Sector 22

III METHODOLOGY

Research Design 24

Research Locale 24

Respondents and Sampling Technique 26

Research Instrument 27

Data Gathering procedure 27

Statistical Tool 28

References 29