TECHNOLOGICAL IMPACT ON POTATO FARMERS’ INCOME: INSIGHTS FROM ABIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Abhijit Das; Sahin Aktar Munshi; Bikram Barman

doi:10.56093/potatoj.v51i2.157964

Authors

Abhijit Das Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University Phagwara, Punjab 144 411, India
Sahin Aktar Munshi
Bikram Barman

https://doi.org/10.56093/potatoj.v51i2.157964

Keywords:

Agriculture, potato farmers’ income, sustainable development goal, technology

Abstract

This research encompassed a bibliometric analysis aimed at assessing the advancement of studies concerning
the technological impact on potato farmers’ income. The analysis employed Dimensions.ai data and involved querying
keywords such as "Impact” and "Technology" and "Income" and "Potato" "Farmer" from 1974 to 2023, yielding 1329 pertinent
documents in CSV format. To comprehend the intellectual framework, VOS viewer software (version 1.6.19) was utilized to
visualize and analyze the collected data. The results unveiled the pre-eminence of human society in publications concerning
the effects of technology on farmers’ income, with 578 papers. Among these articles, a majority (613) were aligned with
Sustainable Development Goal 2, focused on zero hunger. Investigation into co-authorship among countries highlighted
the United States as a prominent and active contributor to present research, with other nations forming clusters around it.
In terms of organizational citations, Wageningen University and Research, International Maize and Wheat Improvement
Center and International Food Policy Research Institute as the leading entities, underscoring their substantial influence in
the field. Notably, the "Agricultural Systems" and “Agricultural Economics” journals emerged as a prominent source for
present research. The study advocates for collaborative research efforts to effectively investigate the technological impact
of farmers’ income, emphasizing the importance of cooperation over isolated endeavours.

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