the impact of social networks on technology adoption through social learning. In addition to geographic networks … technologies and is associated with intentional relationships rather than with geographic networks. …

"This paper explores the determinants of group membership and social networks of rural households using a unique …, credit, burial, religious and civic groups), or “formal” social capital, and size of trust-based networks or “informal … economic assistance networks. Different aspects of village-level heterogeneity have different impacts on group membership, and …

labor force for this technology. The paper concludes that social networks played a crucial mediating role in the process of … the ways in which social networks and social relationships facilitated technology dissemination. Gender relations played a …. Finally, it is suggested that further insights into the role of social networks and power relations in the village may be …

"This study examines the role of groups and networks in helping poor Filipinos manage their exposure to risks and cope … investigate the processes by which social capital formation, participation in networks and groups, and trusting behavior comes … to a number of formal and informal groups and networks, but participation differs according to household characteristics …

subsector, setting the terrain for an analysis of parts of social networks that deal with the diffusion of specific sets of … innovations. Three hundred sixty farmers involved in theses networks as well as 60 change agents and other actors promoting … directly or indirectly the diffusion of innovations were interviewed about the interactions they maintain with other agents in …

smallholders' innovation processes. Case studies of smallholder innovation networks in 10 communities suggest that public sector … that create more space for market and civil society actors to participate in smallholder innovation networks." from Author …