---
entity_slug: agricultural_technology_adoption
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T00:32:19.997838'
overall_score: 2.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 1.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: There is no definition provided at all, making it impossible to assess
    precision or conceptual distinctness. Without a definition, this entity is essentially
    an empty placeholder.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: While Smith does discuss agricultural improvements and technological
    progress in "The Wealth of Nations," the specific framing of "technology adoption"
    as a distinct analytical category may impose modern conceptual frameworks onto
    18th-century economic thought. The absence of source chapter specification makes
    verification impossible.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Agricultural technology would reasonably fall within economic analysis
    of productivity and development, which aligns with Smith's concerns. However,
    without domain specification or definitional content, proper categorization cannot
    be confirmed.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Agricultural technology adoption could map well to S4 (intelligence/environmental
    adaptation) as it represents how agricultural systems adapt to new knowledge and
    environmental challenges. It might also relate to S1 (primary operations) in terms
    of actual implementation of new techniques.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: While technological adoption is potentially an important mechanism for
    economic development, this entity currently provides no explanatory content due
    to its lack of definition and context. It names a phenomenon but illuminates no
    underlying mechanisms or structural relations.
---

# Evaluation: Agricultural Technology Adoption

## definition_precision — 1.0 / 5.0

There is no definition provided at all, making it impossible to assess precision or conceptual distinctness. Without a definition, this entity is essentially an empty placeholder.

## source_grounding — 2.0 / 5.0

While Smith does discuss agricultural improvements and technological progress in "The Wealth of Nations," the specific framing of "technology adoption" as a distinct analytical category may impose modern conceptual frameworks onto 18th-century economic thought. The absence of source chapter specification makes verification impossible.

## domain_placement — 3.0 / 5.0

Agricultural technology would reasonably fall within economic analysis of productivity and development, which aligns with Smith's concerns. However, without domain specification or definitional content, proper categorization cannot be confirmed.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

Agricultural technology adoption could map well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as it represents how agricultural systems adapt to new knowledge and environmental challenges. It might also relate to S1 (primary operations) in terms of actual implementation of new techniques.

## explanatory_value — 2.0 / 5.0

While technological adoption is potentially an important mechanism for economic development, this entity currently provides no explanatory content due to its lack of definition and context. It names a phenomenon but illuminates no underlying mechanisms or structural relations.
