Socio-economic characteristics of tribal farmers practicing indigenous technical knowledge in agriculture

Abstract

The present study was carried out during 2017-18 in the tribal block of Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. Total 120 tribal farmers were selected from three villages of Tamia block of Chhindwara district. The aim of this study is to know the socio-economic characteristics of tribal farmers those are using ITKs. The data collection was done through interview schedule. Data were analyzed with help of suitable statistical tools. It was found that maximum tribal farmers belonged to middle age group, had no education, low social-participation, possessed 1-5 acre land holding, medium farm power, belonged to joint family, had kachha house, had the occupation as labour + cultivation, had low material possession, belonged to low annual income and had high level of knowledge about ITK.