Relative importance of Farmers’ Characteristics in Predicting their Knowledge about Indigenous Agricultural Practices

Relative importance of Farmers’ Characteristics in Predicting their Knowledge about Indigenous Agricultural Practices

This study was conducted to identify the farmers’ characteristics that act as factors in influencing their knowledge on indigenous agricultural practices. The study was conducted in the state of Kerala among 40 farmers each of ten selected horticultural crops. Step wise regression analysis and multi...

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Main Authors: A. Sakeer Husain, M Sundaramari, J Sreekumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Extension Education Society 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Extension Education
Subjects:
Traditional agricultural practices
Indigenous Technical Knowledge
Knowledge determinants
Kerala
Online Access:https://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/163
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spelling doaj-0ab3da6833d940a0b06f2b9ba27321a42020-11-24T23:30:20ZengExtension Education SocietyJournal of Extension Education0971-31232456-12822017-09-0128310.26725/JEE.2016.3.28.5672-567984Relative importance of Farmers’ Characteristics in Predicting their Knowledge about Indigenous Agricultural PracticesA. Sakeer Husain0M Sundaramari1J Sreekumar2Kerala Agricultural UniversityGandhigram Rural Institute, GandhigramICAR - Central Tuber Crops Research InstituteThis study was conducted to identify the farmers’ characteristics that act as factors in influencing their knowledge on indigenous agricultural practices. The study was conducted in the state of Kerala among 40 farmers each of ten selected horticultural crops. Step wise regression analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were employed to identify the influencing factors. The study revealed that age, farm power status, innovativeness, rational orientation, communication status, and social participation status positively influence knowledge of farmers on indigenous agricultural practices whereas material status, educational status, and family status were the important characteristics of farmers negatively influencing the knowledge of indigenous practices.https://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/163Traditional agricultural practicesIndigenous Technical KnowledgeKnowledge determinantsKerala
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author A. Sakeer Husain
M Sundaramari
J Sreekumar
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M Sundaramari
J Sreekumar
Relative importance of Farmers’ Characteristics in Predicting their Knowledge about Indigenous Agricultural Practices
Journal of Extension Education
Traditional agricultural practices
Indigenous Technical Knowledge
Knowledge determinants
Kerala
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M Sundaramari
J Sreekumar
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title Relative importance of Farmers’ Characteristics in Predicting their Knowledge about Indigenous Agricultural Practices
title_short Relative importance of Farmers’ Characteristics in Predicting their Knowledge about Indigenous Agricultural Practices
title_full Relative importance of Farmers’ Characteristics in Predicting their Knowledge about Indigenous Agricultural Practices
title_fullStr Relative importance of Farmers’ Characteristics in Predicting their Knowledge about Indigenous Agricultural Practices
title_full_unstemmed Relative importance of Farmers’ Characteristics in Predicting their Knowledge about Indigenous Agricultural Practices
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publisher Extension Education Society
series Journal of Extension Education
issn 0971-3123
2456-1282
publishDate 2017-09-01
description This study was conducted to identify the farmers’ characteristics that act as factors in influencing their knowledge on indigenous agricultural practices. The study was conducted in the state of Kerala among 40 farmers each of ten selected horticultural crops. Step wise regression analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were employed to identify the influencing factors. The study revealed that age, farm power status, innovativeness, rational orientation, communication status, and social participation status positively influence knowledge of farmers on indigenous agricultural practices whereas material status, educational status, and family status were the important characteristics of farmers negatively influencing the knowledge of indigenous practices.
topic Traditional agricultural practices
Indigenous Technical Knowledge
Knowledge determinants
Kerala
url https://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/163
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