IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMES OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENTS ON KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF NICOBARI TRIBES OF INDIA

DILIP KUMAR¹*, S.K. ZAMIR AHMED^2
1Department of Agriculture Extension, PRIST University, Vallam, Thanjavur, 613403, Tamilnadu, India
²Principal Scientist, Agricultural Extension, PME Cell, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, 744101, Andaman and Nicobar Islands,India
* Corresponding Author : dilipkumarada61@gmail.com

Received : 05-05-2018     Accepted : 12-05-2018     Published : 15-05-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 9       Pages : 5984 - 5989
Int J Agr Sci 10.9 (2018):5984-5989

Keywords : Nicobari farmers, Developmental programmes, Knowledge, Adoption, Ex post facto
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to PME Cell, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, 744101, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

This study was an attempt to assess the knowledge and adoption of Nicobari tribes in relation to developmental programmes of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Departments. Ex post facto research design was followed. Nicobar District in Andaman and Nicobar District and Little Andaman of South Andaman district were purposively selected based on the reason that Nicobari tribals are the inhabitant of this area. A random sample of 240 Nicobari farmers were selected for the study and the primary data was collected by structured personal interview method and analyzed by using appropriate statistical tools. This study revealed that the characteristics education, contact with extension agencies, mass media exposure , risk orientation and innovativeness had positive and highly significant correlation with the knowledge and the characteristics social participation, mass media exposure, risk orientation, scientific orientation and tribal leadership were found to be positive and highly significant correlation with adoption of Nicobari.

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