Abstract

Determinants of adoption of new technology among rice producers in Fars and Mazandaran provinces and study of the impact of these technologies on women are the main objectives of this paper. Three hundred female family labor and 220 female-hired labor were randomly selected with two-stage cluster sampling technique. Findings showed a positive correlation between technology adoption and amount of female family labor activities in seed disinfection and seed selection. The regression findings showed that participation of women in decision makings and access and attending in educational classes were major variables to explain variability in adoption of rice technologies. Female hired labor activities in transplanting had a negative correlation with technology adoption. Mechanical technology adoption reduced women activities in transplanting and harvesting stages and, as a result, decreased women’s income.

Key words: Women, adoption of technology, rice, consequences.