Agrotechnology

Participation of tribal women in agriculture development

2^nd International Conference on Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences

Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Hyderabad, India February 03-05, 2014

Sidam Vijay Narayanrao

Posters: Agrotechnol

Abstract:

The present study was conducted purposively in selected Kinwattahsil of Nanded district as Kinwattaluka having highest tribal population in Marathwada region. Ten villages from Kinwattaluka on the basis of maximum tribal population were selected purposively. Respondents were selected by lottery method that constitute from each village 12 tribal women thus, 120 respondents sample and information pertaining to objectives was collected from them with the help of prepared interview schedule. From the study findings, it was observed that most of the tribal women found in middle age, illiterate, semi-medium land holding, nuclear family, having medium size of family, annual income, social participation, sources of information and participation in different agriculture development practices flow ever, majority of the respondents were found to participate in goat rearing. Regarding relational analysis, it was found that size of land holding, annual income, social participation, sources of information had positive and significant relationship with participation of tribal women in agriculture development. Only age showed negatively and non-significant relationship with participation of tribal women in agriculture development. The variables viz ., education, size of family, type of family did not show any relationship with participation of tribal women in agriculture development. Multiple regression analysis observed that, 30 per cent of variation in the participation of tribal women was explained by eight selected independent variables.

Biography :

Sidam Vijay Narayanrao is a PhD scholar of Department of Extension Education at Vasantarao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (MS). He has published more than 10 research papers in reputed journals and 3 national and international conference abstracts and 4 popular articles in various reputed magazines.