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Abstract

 Agricultural technologies have been promoted by the government toincrease productivity and efficiency. However, adoption of newtechnology is very low because of lack of knowledge and awareness.The study estimates the impact of agriculture technology adoption onproductivity and efficiency. The current study uses primary panel dataof base year (2006-07) and end year (2018-19). Further, it has alsoexplored the socioeconomic indicators responsible for productivity andefficiency in the area. A propensity score matching approach has beenused to identify the factors responsible for productivity and efficiency.The ordinary least square (OLS) and frontier production functions areused to estimate parameters of agriculture technologies. The seventechnologies have significant impact on various levels and positivelyaffect productivity in the area. The positive factors influencingefficiency are farmers age, education of farmer and farmer operationalarea while during 2018-19, the factors increase technical efficiency arefamily size, household family member employment, livestockownership and operational area respectively. The study recommendssome policy implementation that improves the technological adoptionto increase productivity and efficiency in the region.