scholarly journals A Study on Adoption of Indigenous Technical Knowledge Practices among Tribal Farmers in Kolli Hills

2021 ◽  
pp. 557-563
Author(s):  
V. Keerthana ◽  
A. Divakaran
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Kolli Hills ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
Indigenous Technical Knowledge ◽  
Tribal Farmers ◽  
Adoption Level

Objectives: To make a quantitative study of Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) practices pertinent to crops grown in Kolli hills tribes in the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu, India. Methods: The attempt was made to study the adoption level of the interpreted ITKs among Kolli hills tribes. The Kolli hill was picked purposively for its uniqueness in continuing their traditions age old practices in farming practices by the tribes. The present study has been carried out in the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu state. The Namakkal district was administratively divided into seven taluks and fifteen blocks. Among these seven taluks and fifteen blocks, higher populations of tribes were seen at Kolli hills. For the selection of the respondents based on the proportionate random sampling technique and the data were collected from each respondent through personal interview method. The study was carried during 2019 with 150 respondents in highly populated villages of Kolli hills. The Adoption index was used to analyse the adoption level of the ITK’s by the tribes. Findings: More than half of the respondents (55.56 per cent) had a medium level of knowledge followed by high (25.10 per cent) and low (19.34 per cent) levels of knowledge on indigenous cultivation practices. Conclusion: Indigenous technical knowledge has a substantial heritage in agrarian civilization. The findings highlight the effectiveness of indigenous technical knowledge above its modern equivalent. Thus, extension workers should identify and incorporate them in the technology transfer action in order to ensure long-term or sustainable agricultural development.

scholarly journals Indigenous Technical Knowledge System Followed By Tribal Farmers in Kolli Hills of Tamilnadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 3416-3418
Keyword(s):  
Native People ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Kolli Hills ◽  
Cultivation Practices ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Indigenous Technical Knowledge ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Tribal Farmers ◽  
Paddy Cultivation

Indigenous technical knowledge adverts to the knowledge of native people in addition to any other defined community. It is derived from the direct experience of tribals and which is limited to a particular place / location but its sustainability in other localities is not known. This has been collected by the tribals over generations by monitoring and experimentation. The importance now being given to such indigenous cultivation practices is due to close relationship with certain environmental conditions and are based on local societies’ familiar knowledge of their surroundings. This study was conducted in 5 tribal villages in kolli hills of Namakkal district in Tamilnadu. In this study knowledge level of the Tribal farmer were analyzed regarding indigenous paddy cultivation practices. The result on knowledge level of the respondents shows that slightly half of the samples (56.67 per cent) had moderate level of knowledge and regarding practisewise knowledge level, the whole population had knowledge on Exposure of paddy seeds to sunlight for 4-5 days, Application of farm yard manure, Draining water next day of sowing, Maintaining water level for next few days after transplanting, exposure of harvested crop bundled to sunlight for one or two days in the field.

Most Difficult Topic in Social Science Curriculum as Perceived by Elementary Level Student-Teachers

2021 ◽  
pp. 236-247
Author(s):  
R. Vinodh Kumar ◽  
M. Vakkil
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
First Year ◽  
Elementary Teacher Education ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
Interest And Motivation ◽  
And Training

The study was conducted to identify the most difficult topic in elementary teacher education first-year social science curriculum as perceived by the student-teachers by using survey research design. The study also investigated the underlying reasons responsible for the student-teachers' difficulties in learning different topics. 218 student-teachers were selected using convenience sampling technique from five District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET), in Tamil Nadu State (India) for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a checklist designed by the researchers to elicit information from the student-teachers. The data collected were analysed using frequencies and percentages. The results showed that the topic namely, 'Reading the Globe, Maps and Atlas' was perceived as the most difficult topic in social science curriculum. The results also showed that teaching the topic without using the maps, lack of previous knowledge about the maps, the existence of vague concepts, heavy content load, and lack of interest and motivation to learn map concepts were the main reasons responsible for the student-teachers' difficulties in learning the topic.

scholarly journals A Study on Adoption Level of Black Gram VBN 8 among Farmers of Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-127
Author(s):  
M. Muthulakshmi ◽  
R. Premavathi
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Atmospheric Nitrogen ◽  
Black Gram ◽  
High Protein Content ◽  
Indian Agriculture ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
Adoption Level

Pulses are important in Indian agriculture because of their high protein content (17–25%) compared to grains (6–10%), as well as their capacity to fix atmospheric nitrogen and to enhance soil fertility. Black gram (Vigna mungo L.), also known as Urd bean, Urid, or mash, is a major pulse crop. The study on adoption of Black gram VBN 8 was conducted in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu. Out of 13 blocks in the district, three blocks were selected based on the area under black gram VBN 8 cultivation. The data collected were analysed and presented using descriptive statistics. The results of the study revealed that three fifth (60.80%) of the respondents belonged to medium level of adoption category, followed by 20.00 per cent and 19.20 per cent of the respondents in low and high level of adoption categories.

scholarly journals Extent of adoption of improved fish farming practices by the farmers in North-eastern region of India

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
A. K. Singha ◽  
A. K. Tripathi ◽  
P. C. Jat ◽  
R. Bordoloi ◽  
J. K. Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Fish Farming ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Pond Management ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
The North ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Adoption Level

This study, to analyse the extent of adoption of improved fish farming practices by the farmers, was conducted in 13 purposively selected districts having Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in the north-eastern region of India with 130 samples each from KVK adopted and non-adopted villages respectively through proportionate random sampling technique. Data from selected respondents were collected with the help of pre-tested structured schedule through personal interview method. The study revealed that majority of the respondents in KVK adopted villages had medium level of adoption of improved fish farming practices, while over half of the total respondents in non-adopted villages showed poor adoption level of the same fish farming practices. Specific practices like recommended size of ponds for pond management, bottom raking for pond preparation and maintenance of adequate dissolved oxygen concentrations in ponds to prevent fish stress were found to have little/no adoption among both categories of respondents.

scholarly journals Perception of Adoption of Pulse Cultivation Practices by NFSM Programme Beneficiaries in Thoothukudi District of Tamil Nadu, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 77-85
Author(s):  
R. Nagarethinam ◽  
M. Anjugam
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Cultivation Practices ◽  
Index Methods ◽  
Adoption Level

The present study analyzes the adoption of improved technologies under the NFSM pulses program by the beneficiaries and to assessing the farmers' perception regarding the NFSM program in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. Thoothukudi district was selected based on the largest area covered under NFSM pulses. Five blocks in Thoothukudi district namely Kovilpatti, Gayathar, Ottaipidaram Villathikulam, and Pudhur were purposively selected. Random sampling was used to collect primary data from 25 beneficiaries in each block and to make total sample is 120. Descriptive statistics and adoption index methods were used to analyze the beneficiaries’ perception regarding NFSM programme. Results revealed that the agricultural department was the major source of knowledge on the NFSM program followed by Friends/Neighbors. It shows that this department has actively participated in spreading the benefits of the NFSM programme to the farmers. About 53.33 percent of NFSM beneficiaries fall under medium adoption level. Concerning constraints on the adoption of the NFSM programme, the beneficiaries agreed that there is a lack of technical knowledge (55%), inability to understand all the information given in the NFSM programme (56.67%), lack of training (65%), longer time taken sanction of contingent amount (92.50%) and availability of subsidy for one hectare (100%). The beneficiaries disagreed with the availability of fertilizers on time (57.50%) and received seed after sowing (75%).

scholarly journals Adoption of improved goat production practices in Ogun State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-274
Author(s):  
O. A. Adeokun ◽  
M. A. Oladoja ◽  
B. O. Adisa
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Production Practices ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Adoption Level

The study examines adoption level of improved goat production practices by women farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria using Ikenne and Ijebu-Ode zones of the Ogun State Agricultural Development Project (OGADEP) as case studies. A total of 150 respondents were selected for the study using multi-stage random sampling technique. Information was obtained from the women through structured interview schedule. Data were analyzed with the use of frequency counts and percentages while correlation coefficient (r) was used to test the stated hypothesis. Results of data analysis revealed that most of the women were still in active ages of between 40 and 59 years (62%) with 91% of them married and majority (71%) educated. While 6 percent of the women did not adopt improved practices, 40.67% showed low adoption; 33.33% - moderate adoption level and 20% demonstrated high adoption level. Result of hypothesis testing indicated significant relationship between level of adoption and marital status (r = 10.21) and cosmopoliteness(r = 0.30) at 0.05 level of significance and critical level of 0.19. 

scholarly journals Assessment of Level of Success of Agripreneurs in Tamil Nadu

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Special) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayasudha J ◽  
◽  
Shantha Sheela M ◽  
Venkatesa Palanichamy N ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Sales Growth ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Different Dimensions

Entrepreneur’s success is measured by their ability to succeed as an entrepreneur. Everyone recognizes and categorizes successful entrepreneurs based on their achievements. The present study aimed to assess the level of success of agripreneurs from the agri business incubations of Coimbatore and Madurai. These business incubations were selected purposively because they had been established earlier compared to the other six incubators in Tamil Nadu. The samples were selected by Proportionate random sampling technique. The different dimensions of business success include financial, employment, customer, lifestyle and social responsibility dimension.The study has concluded that the majority of respondents had medium level of success in business and also found that financial dimension includes profitability, sales turnover, sales growth, market share, debt level, business growth, return on investment, industrial relations and business image determines the success of the business. The findings of the study suggest that supporting the agripreneurs through financial assistance will lead to the success of agripreneurs.

scholarly journals Institutional support for tribal farmer interest groups in Erode district of Tamil Nadu, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (SI) ◽  
pp. 167-171
Author(s):  
Mathuabirami V ◽  
Kalaivani S
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
State Department ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Shared Goal ◽  
Tribal Farmers

Globally small and marginal tribal farmers situation is worse because of poor marketing system and lack of quality input and technical services. This worse situation can be empowered through group approach like Farmer Producer Organization (FPO), Farmers Interest Group (FIG) and Self Help Group (SHG). FIG is a self-managed, independent group of farmers with a shared goal and interest. This is usually formed by 15-20 members. It is evidenced that the profitability in farming would be possible in groups rather than practising it individually. This is particularly the case where farmers organize themselves to respond to credit and input needs, marketing concerns, etc., as there are clear economic benefits of working in groups. The present study is aimed to investigate the level of institutional support for tribal Farmer Interest Groups (FIGs) in Erode district. A cent per cent of the respondents (100.00%) admitted that they received support for getting information regarding input availability, subsidiary activities, various schemes of the state department of agriculture. The vast majority of the respondents received information on technical support on production aspects of crop production (98.00%) and received credit support whenever needed (98.00%). Institutions like NGOs, State Department of Agriculture played a major role in improving the standard of living of these tribal people. They received support from the institution from production to marketing and value addition. However,  they did not get proper guidance for soil testing and quality testing of inputs. Because of remoteness, they received a medium level of institutional support.

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