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Sathish Kumar Murugan, Ganeshkumar D.Rede, Teena Lakshmi Baskaran, Prity Kumari,
Alina Cristina Nuta: Determinants of Solar Water Pumping System Adoption Among
Farmers: A Factor
Analysis Approach
According to Table 1, the majority of solar farmers are between the ages of 36 and

50. As far as education is concerned, most of the farmers have completed secondary
and higher secondary education. Most of the farmers earn between ₹1,00,001 and
₹5,00,000 per year. Farmland ownership in the study area ranges from 2.01 to 4.00
hectares. The adoption of solar water pumping systems was strongly correlated with
education, age, income, and land ownership among farmers.

Fig. 1. Socioeconomic characteristics of solar farmers in West Bengal (n=150)
Result of factor analysis

A variable considered in this study is listed in Table 1 to provide clarity to the readers.

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