ADOPTION OF KVK ACTIVITIES BY TRIBAL FARMERS IN INDIA

RAJAN PARVEZ¹*, K.K. RANA², NALIN KHARE³, S.R.K. SINGH^4
1Directorate of Research Services, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Krtishi Nagar, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004
²Block Technology Manager (BTM), Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA)
³Department of Extension Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Krtishi Nagar, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004
⁴Zonal Project Directorate Zone VII, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Jabalpur, 482004
* Corresponding Author : parvezrajan@gmail.com

Received : 03-03-2016     Accepted : 13-03-2016     Published : 07-05-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 15       Pages : 1261 - 1265
Int J Agr Sci 8.15 (2016):1261-1265

Keywords : Adoption, Beneficiaries, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Non-Beneficiaries and Tribal farmers
Academic Editor : Verma Vinod Kumar, Deepali Suryawanshi, Dr Raj Kumar Yogi, Chandra Pandey, Sri Anees K, Mohanasundaram A, R. K. Mathukia
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (the Farm Science Centre) is a noble concept developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), which rests upon a solid base of transfer of technology from laboratory to farmer's field with respect to Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal husbandry, Floriculture. Bee keeping, Mushroom Cultivation, Broiler Farming and allied subjects. The present study was undertaken to assess the adoption level of beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of KVKs working in the tribal district of Madhya Pradesh. The study was conducted with 300 tribal farmers i.e., 225 beneficiaries and 75 non-beneficiaries randomly selected in 12 villages of Mandla, Dindori and Shahdol district, which were results showed that. Tribal farmers were of comparatively middle age group, education up to high school, agriculture + other as their occupation, medium annual income, medium landholdings, medium experience, high attitude towards technological demonstration, high knowledge about KVK activities, high perception towards scientific agriculture, medium market orientation, high scientific orientation, high aspiration level, medium use of information sources and high training exposure. The adoption level of tribal farmers was high.