Agricultural sustainability and technology adoption: Issues and policies for developing countries

Assessing progress in the adoption and dissemination of sustainable agricultural systems is a challenge. Nonetheless, the rapidly growing literature and a growing experiential base afford a substantial insights into the development and diffusion of sustainable agriculture (SA) and natural resource management (NRM) technologies and practices, the factors leading to their adoption, and the constraints hindering their further dissemination. Several of these key aspects are as follows: heterogeneity of systems and "niche"-type environments; input substitution and labor intensity; input substitution and management capacity; information; investment behavior, risk, and land rights; economic incentives; and institutions, networks, and collective action.