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Adoption behaviour of different soil and water conservation measures among tribal farmers of Gajapati, Odisha

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Title Adoption behaviour of different soil and water conservation measures among tribal farmers of Gajapati, Odisha
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Creator D.C. Sahoo
M. Madhu ,
P.P. Adhikary
Ch Jyotiprava Dash
Subha Swarta Sahu
Shreepada Devi
 
Subject Agro-forestry, Crop rotation, Farm pond, Farm yard manure, Inter-cropping, Summer ploughing
 
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A number of indigenous Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) techniques, those
passed on to them by their forefathers and few indigenous technologies modified
scientifically over time have been practiced by tribal farmers in Gajapati district of
Odisha. The adoption behaviour of these techniques with their strengths and
weaknesses have been analyzed based on the primary information collected through a
structural interview of 120 farmers from five blocks of the district and focused group
discussions among key informants held during September to December, 2013. The
results of the analysis revealed three SWC measures namely, application of Farm
Yard Manure, Agro-forestry and Crop rotation are adopted in order of preference
among most of the farmers. These practices generally need little technical skills and
show positive short-term benefits resulting in increased productivity quite quickly.
Practices like summer ploughing, Inter-cropping, Far m pond and Legume crop
were moderately adopted as these are labour intensive practices and farmers are not
willing to do due to unavailability of labour. Due to lack of resources, more than 67%
farmers do not practice SWC measures like Cultivation across the slope, Earthen
bund, Waste weir, Bench terracing, Bunding+grass, Stone bund etc. More than 95%
farmers do not practice SWC measures like Vegetative barrier, Mulching, Ridge and
Furrow and Trenching due to lack of interest and understanding of their long run
benefits. These practices require financial support and creation of awareness among
farmers by different line departments.
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Date 2020-06-11T10:31:41Z
2020-06-11T10:31:41Z
2016-09-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/37021
 
Language English
 
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