Adoption of technological innovation among DTDP households
Respondents reported adoption of a range of agricultural technologies as follows:
Soil conservation measures (terracing, check dams, soil mulching, cover crops such as Vetiver grass
(Chrysopogon zizanioides L. Roberty), and soil fertility testing)
New crops (coffee, macadamia, fruit trees, ornamentals)
New farming systems (agroforestry, multi-cropping systems)
Organic fertilizers (manures, organic composts)
Water management (check dams, piped irrigation and sprinkler systems)
Mechanization (grass cutters, tea pruners, post-harvest processing of tea and coffee)
Use of chemical fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides.