Indigenous Tribal Agricultural Practices
The Book Present a Detailed Inventory of Around 700 Indigenous Tribal Agricultural Practices Followed in 27 Crops and Documented From The Major Treasure Lands of Agricultural and Cultural Heritage. This Book Also Delineates Pricewise Rationality and Adoption Pattern of More Than 250 Indigenous Practices and Practicelike Perceived Effectiveness of More Than 100 Practices With Their Description. By Glancing Through This Book One Can Get a Well Constructed and Test Verified Attitude Scale for Measuring The Attitude of Farmers Towards Indigenous Tribal Agricultural Practices for Use in Their Studies But Also Can Learn About The Methodology for Constructing Such an Attitude Scale. Moreover The Book Will Provide The Results of The Study Related to The Profile characteristics of Farmer Respondents, Association and Influence of Those Characteristics on The Dependent Variables Viz. Adoption and Overall Perceived Effectiveness, Constraints Experienced in The Adoption of Indigenous Practices etc. Further, Studying The Indigenous Agricultural Practices of The Tribes. Such Stabilizing Qualities of Traditional Agriculture Must be Supported and Complemented by Agro-Ecological Practices that Enhance The Soil, Water and Germplasm Conservation Potential of Traditional Technologies. That Also Provides Diversification Guide Lines on How to Assemble Functional Biodiversity.
Venkatesan P
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Table of Contents..
- Introduction
- Concept, Nature and Significance of Indigenous Technical Knowledge
- Indigenous Tribal Agricultural Practices - A Theoretical Orientation
- An Outline of Methods of Study
- Categorization of Indigenous Tribal Agricultural Practices
- Rationality and Adoption of Indigenous Tribal Agricultural Practices
- Adoption of ITAPs on The Cultivation of Low Land Paddy
- Adoption of ITAPs on The Cultivation of Millets
- Adoption of ITAPs on The Cultivation of Red Gram
- Adoption of ITAPs on The Cultivation of Field Beans
- Adoption of ITAPs on The Cultivation of Tapioca
- Adoption of ITAPs on The Cultivation of Fruit Crops
- Adoption of ITAPs on The General Agricultural Practices
- Perceived Effectiveness of ITAPs
- Socio Economic Profile of The Farmers and Their Association With Adoption and Effectiveness of ITAPs
- Suggested Model for Promotion of ITAPs
- Summary and Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Appendix
Book Details
Book Title:
Indigenous Tribal Agricultural Practices
Indigenous Tribal Agricultural Practices
Book Type:
TEXT-CUM-REFERENCES BOOK
TEXT-CUM-REFERENCES BOOK
No Of Pages:
256
256
Color Pages :
0
0
Color Pages :
0
0
Book Size:
AMERICAN ROYAL (6X9)
AMERICAN ROYAL (6X9)
Weight:
550 Gms
550 Gms
Copyright Holder:
All Rights Reserved
All Rights Reserved
Imprint:
M/s AGROBIOS (INDIA)
M/s AGROBIOS (INDIA)
Readership:
PG STUDENTS | SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS |
PG STUDENTS | SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS |