Adoption and Impact of Eco-Friendly Conservation Practices in The Nilgiris District of Western Ghats

Authors

  • L. Murali Krishnan TNAU
  • H. Philip TNAU
  • V. Ravichandran TNAU
  • M. Chinnadurai TNAU

Abstract

The study was under taken to find out the relationship between the profile of the farmers of The Nilgiris district and the impact in their adoption of Eco Friendly Conservation Practices. The study revealed that educational status, risk orientation, training undergone, progressiveness, self reliance, innovativeness and contact with extension agency were found  to have positively contributed to the adoption of Eco Friendly Conservation Practices. With respect to impact, majority of the farmers opined that the cost of cultivation decreased, followed by increased farmers confidence level, improved fertility status of the soil and improved biodiversity in the farm fields.

Author Biographies

  • L. Murali Krishnan, TNAU
    Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, TNAU
  • H. Philip, TNAU
    Director of Extension Education,
    TNAU
  • V. Ravichandran, TNAU
    Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Pollachi
  • M. Chinnadurai, TNAU
    Director, CARDS, Tamil Nadu Agricultural
    University, Coimbatore-641003.

References

IFOAM. 2000. Organic Agriculture and Fair Trade: Two Concepts Based on the Same Holistic Principal. Online report. International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. Germany. Available at: www.ifoam.org.

R. J. Daniels. 1996.The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve: a Review of Conservation Status with Recommendations for a Holistic Approach to Management (India).

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Published

2016-05-30

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2015): Journal of Extension Education

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Research Article

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Adoption and Impact of Eco-Friendly Conservation Practices in The Nilgiris District of Western Ghats. (2016). Journal of Extension Education, 27(2). https://backup.extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/21

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