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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GERMAN PILOT FARMS 1
Author(s) -
HRUSCHKA E.,
RHEINWALD H.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
sociologia ruralis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.005
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1467-9523
pISSN - 0038-0199
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9523.1965.tb00513.x
Subject(s) - german , prestige , agriculture , service (business) , business , marketing , agricultural science , social acceptance , pilot program , agricultural economics , psychology , geography , economics , medical education , environmental science , social psychology , medicine , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology
Summary The Effectiveness of German Pilot Farms The study was conducted to determine some of the major factors which influence the effectiveness of pilot farms. It was carried through in 23 German villages with 661 farmers. In this article some findings on the effects of socio‐psychological factors are reported. The strongest influences result from the social area: a ) farmers do not like to ask overt questions about new farm practices, b ) they do not like to visit the pilot farm to get more information, and c ) the adoption of new farm practices depends on the social prestige of the pilot farmer. The results show that innovativeness, good farming and willingness to co‐operate with the Extension Service – the criteria on which the pilot farms were selected – are not sufficient pre‐conditions for the success of a pilot farm.