INDIGENOUS TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE (ITK) OF TRIBAL WOMEN ON IN SITU AND EX SITU CONSERVATION MEASURES OF AGROBIODIVERSITY

S. SRIVARA BUDDHI BHUVANESWARI¹*
¹Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641 003, India
* Corresponding Author : sbb@tnau.ac.in

Received : 02-02-2021     Accepted : 26-02-2021     Published : 28-02-2021
Volume : 13     Issue : 2       Pages : 10670 - 10672
Int J Agr Sci 13.2 (2021):10670-10672

Keywords : ITK, Tribal Women, In situ on-farm and Ex situ Conservation, Agrobiodiversity
Academic Editor : Pankaj Nagar, Seher Dirican, Dr Vipul N Kapadia, Dr Veena Sharma
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author is thankful to Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, New Delhi for financial support to this research. Author is also thankful to Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641 003, India
Author Contribution : Sole author

Indigenous knowledge (IK) system is an important instrument in sustainable agricultural production to preserve diversities and sustainability of society. Women play a central role in the conservation, management and use of bio-diversity. The present study was carried out to document the ITK of tribal women in agrobiodiversity conservation. The investigation was carried out in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu State. The habitations namely Kunjappanai and Semmanarai were selected from two villages of Kothagiri taluk of Nilgiris district. A sample of 120 respondents was selected from the identified two habitations following the proportionate and random sampling procedure. Data were collected using interview schedule and analysed with suitable statistical techniques. A total of 67 ITK were reported by the tribal women. The study revealed that 68.66 per cent of ITK pertained to in situ on-farm conservation, and the remaining 31.34 per cent of ITK were related to ex situ conservation. From this study it could be concluded that majority of the ITK were related to in situ on-farm conservation