Impact of tribal sub plan (TSP) interventions on tribal farmers in Nalgonda district of Telangana state

Abstract

The present study was conducted to analyze the impact of technologies disseminated by KVK, Kampasagar during the past 6 years i.e., 2018 to 2023 under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP). The study was conducted with 120 tribal farmers randomly selected from twelve villages of three mandals of Nalgonda district, Telangana State. During the study, primary data available at KVK and supplementary data from the farmers was collected. The collected data were analyzed using various statistical tools like Average, Frequency, Percentage, mean, mean score. To create awareness about various technologies to farmers, KVK adopted cognizance, methodological, Farmer to Farmer Extension approach were adopted wherein 985, 412, 560 programmes where organized and disseminated to 4128, 10935, 1474 farmers respectively through different approaches. Impact of different technologies disseminated by KVK revealed that fine grain varieties of the Rice RNR 15048 in Kharif season (68.33%), Bold grain Rice variety JGL 24423 in Rabi season (85.00%) under varietal dissemination, Drum seeding in paddy (81.67%) under mechanization, Green manuring preceeding to Rice crop (72.50%) under ICM, IPM in Rice (74.17%), Mulching and fertigation in Ridge gourd (60.00%) under INM and Backyard poultry to enhance the nutritional security (77.50%) were majorly adopted by the tribal farmers. With the interventions of TSP through focused programmes and introduction of suitable technologies, a perceptible improvement in the crop productivity has been observed. These technologies resulted not only in higher yields, but high net returns and cost benefits indicating the worth of technologies disseminated and also further spread of the technologies.