---
entity_slug: agricultural_technology
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T00:32:29.674078'
overall_score: 4.6
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes agricultural technology as specific
    tools, techniques, and methods used in farming, with concrete examples like implements
    and cultivation practices. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct concept,
    though it could be slightly more precise about the boundary between technology
    and general agricultural knowledge.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is well-grounded in Smith's actual analysis in Book I, Chapter
    11, where he extensively discusses agricultural improvements, their effects on
    productivity, and how technological adoption responds to market incentives. The
    concept directly reflects Smith's examination of agricultural progress and its
    economic implications.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Production" domain assignment is exactly correct, as agricultural
    technology is fundamentally about the methods and tools that determine how agricultural
    production occurs. This is a core production concept rather than belonging to
    exchange, distribution, or consumption domains.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Agricultural technology maps naturally to S1 (primary operations) as
    the actual productive capacity, and to S4 (intelligence/adaptation) regarding
    how new technologies are developed and adopted in response to environmental and
    market changes. This dual mapping reflects genuine VSM relevance rather than being
    too abstract to place.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides strong explanatory power by illuminating the mechanism
    through which agricultural productivity increases and how technological adoption
    creates feedback loops with rents and market incentives. It captures a fundamental
    driver of economic change rather than merely naming a surface phenomenon.
---

# Evaluation: Agricultural Technology

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes agricultural technology as specific tools, techniques, and methods used in farming, with concrete examples like implements and cultivation practices. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct concept, though it could be slightly more precise about the boundary between technology and general agricultural knowledge.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is well-grounded in Smith's actual analysis in Book I, Chapter 11, where he extensively discusses agricultural improvements, their effects on productivity, and how technological adoption responds to market incentives. The concept directly reflects Smith's examination of agricultural progress and its economic implications.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Production" domain assignment is exactly correct, as agricultural technology is fundamentally about the methods and tools that determine how agricultural production occurs. This is a core production concept rather than belonging to exchange, distribution, or consumption domains.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

Agricultural technology maps naturally to S1 (primary operations) as the actual productive capacity, and to S4 (intelligence/adaptation) regarding how new technologies are developed and adopted in response to environmental and market changes. This dual mapping reflects genuine VSM relevance rather than being too abstract to place.

## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity provides strong explanatory power by illuminating the mechanism through which agricultural productivity increases and how technological adoption creates feedback loops with rents and market incentives. It captures a fundamental driver of economic change rather than merely naming a surface phenomenon.
