ANALYSIS OF AWARENESS AND ADOPTION OF ITKs BY COFFEE GROWING TRIBES OF NILGIRIS DISTRICT

R. NISHA¹*, R. ARUNACHALAM^2
1Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu
²Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu
* Corresponding Author : nisharaghavan19@gmail.com

Received : 05-04-2018     Accepted : 19-04-2018     Published : 30-04-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 8       Pages : 5811 - 5814
Int J Agr Sci 10.8 (2018):5811-5814

Keywords : Tribes, Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK), coffee, Documentation, Rationality, Awareness, Adoption
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi for funding support as Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF). Author also thankful to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu and
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

A quantitative study of Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) practices pertinent to coffee crop with detailed documentation among tribal people was carried out in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. This attempt was made to study the awareness and adoption level of the rationalized ITKs among coffee growing hilly tribes. The study was conducted in two phases including documentation and rationalization, and field survey. Accordingly, 33 coffee growing elderly informants were selected purposively for the documentation purpose. The documented ITKs were rationalized based on the experience of 32 scientists from TNAU and KVKs of Tamil Nadu. Among the 26-total documented ITKs 21 were found to be rational. These rational ITKs were tested for the awareness and adoption level among the coffee growing hilly tribes of the Cherangode village of Gudalur block, Nilgiris district. The respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique and majority of them were found to possess with medium to low level of awareness and adoption level about the ITKs in coffee crop.

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