A field survey was conducted in September and November 1997 and May 1998 in the Eastem,
Central and We stem hills of Nepal respectively to study the adoption situation of diffused light
storage ( DLS) of seed potatoes and famzers' experiences regarding the DLS technology. The
survey was concentrated in the areas where the DLS was demonstrated previously focusing
011 two dimensions, i.e. (i) adoption of DLS technology by individual farmers or groups of
farmers where a demonstration was made and (ii) the diffusion of the technology around from
its demonstration site. Adoption of DLS technology was clearly a very slow process and took a
long time from initial awareness to the final decision making stage. Overall, tlte adoption of
technology was minimal. Out of 16 Community Seed Potato Stores (CSPS) surveyed, none of
tltem were found successful. The DLS as technology however was adopted mainly in three
sites and 28% of the illlerviewed farmers (79 out of 278) had adopted the technology fully or
partially. Adoption was concentrated near the demonstration sites and it was unlikely to find
the adoption of the technology in areas where it has not been demonstrated. Most adopters did
not make special stntctures for this purpose but used space available in cattle sheds and
farmhoitses instead This paper summarizes the reasons for adoption and non-adoption of the
technology under various environments and discusses its implications for the further
promotion of the technology in Nepal.

A field survey was conducted in September and November 1997 and May 1998 in the Eastem,
Central and We stem hills of Nepal respectively to study the adoption situation of diffused light
storage ( DLS) of seed potatoes and famzers' experiences regarding the DLS technology. The
survey was concentrated in the areas where the DLS was demonstrated previously focusing
011 two dimensions, i.e. (i) adoption of DLS technology by individual farmers or groups of
farmers where a demonstration was made and (ii) the diffusion of the technology around from
its demonstration site. Adoption of DLS technology was clearly a very slow process and took a
long time from initial awareness to the final decision making stage. Overall, tlte adoption of
technology was minimal. Out of 16 Community Seed Potato Stores (CSPS) surveyed, none of
tltem were found successful. The DLS as technology however was adopted mainly in three
sites and 28% of the illlerviewed farmers (79 out of 278) had adopted the technology fully or
partially. Adoption was concentrated near the demonstration sites and it was unlikely to find
the adoption of the technology in areas where it has not been demonstrated. Most adopters did
not make special stntctures for this purpose but used space available in cattle sheds and
farmhoitses instead This paper summarizes the reasons for adoption and non-adoption of the
technology under various environments and discusses its implications for the further
promotion of the technology in Nepal.