STUDY ON THE PERCEPTION OF RICE FARMERS TOWARDS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIGENOUS WETLAND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES

N. JAYAKUMAR¹*, M. SUNDARAMARI^2
1Adhiparasakthi Agricultural College, Vellore, 632506, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
²Professor, School of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Gandhigram, Dindigul, 624302, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : extension.apac@gmail.com

Received : 18-03-2020     Accepted : 13-04-2020     Published : 15-04-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 7       Pages : 9699 - 9702
Int J Agr Sci 12.7 (2020):9699-9702

Keywords : Indigenous practices, Indigenous wetland practices, Perception, Perceived effectiveness, Wetland practices in rice
Academic Editor : Dr Lawal Mohammad Anka, Dr Prashant Shrivastava, Dr A R Pimpale, Dr A D Padhye
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to School of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Gandhigram, Dindigul, Chinnalapatti, 624302, Tamil Nadu, India. Authors are also thankful to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The study was undertaken to understand the perception of rice farmers towards the effectiveness of Indigenous Wetland Agricultural Practices. A sample of 30 farmers from three districts of North Eastern Agro climatic zone of Tamil Nadu was taken up for the study. The study revealed that out of the forty IWAPs that were adopted by more than fifty percent of the farmers, 38 IWAPs were perceived as effective by them. All the 25 crop production IWAPs and 13 out of 15 crop protection IWAPs were perceived as effective. Fourteen IWAPs were perceived as most effective i.e. with MPEI above 2.50. Trait wise analysis revealed that 11 IWAPs had effectiveness scores above the average possible scores in more than 10 traits. Those practices that were very common and integral part of the cultivation practices in wetland rice cultivation were perceived as more effective and adopted by a greater number of farmers. Higher or sustainable yield alone was not the major criteria but the farmers considered different dimensions while considering the effectiveness of an IWAP.

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