Adoption of Dry Seeding in Rice Cultivation: The Case of Khuzestan Province

The increased world population has decreased water in agricultural activities. We need to use new technologies to increase efficiency of water. The purpose of this research was the study of adoption behavior among rural women. The study was conducted using survey in seven counties in Khuzestan province. A stratified random sampling was used to collect data from 280 rural women including 57 and 223 adopters and non-adopters of dry seeding, respectively. The findings indicated that the most important significant differences between adopters and non-adopters were related to amount of obtained loan, the amount of paddy and, experience of agricultural work. These variables were higher among adopters. Based on the results, the proposed multiplicity model can use as a basis to determinate and identify adopters from non-adopters of rice dry seeding.