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Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi

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1995 - 199922000 - 20012
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    Documentation And Appraisal of Indigenous Technical Knowledge About Farming in Dumka District
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 2001) Veeresh Kumar; R.P Singh "Ratan
    1 Majority of the respondents were young in age, belonging to tribal community ,literate/educated ,marginal and small farmers, belonging to medium socio economic status group. 2 There were significant difference between the respondents of agriculturally progressive and less progressive villages with respect to their age, education, size of holding family size and socio economic status. However ,they were almost on the same plane with respect to their caste occupation family type and socio participation . 3 .The farming system of the respondents were rice based covering the component of livestock and horticulture production 4. Cent percent of the respondents were observed to the practicing indigenous technical knowledge in crop and livestock production . Indigenous rice verities being practices by the respondents were found to be suiting to there socio economic perspective and biophysical circumstances . 5.Altogerther 50ITKS /practices were identify and documented along with there specific farming situation and rationale given by the respondent .However only 24 ILKs where selected for farther investigation. 6. The farmers and scientist perception of selected indigenous technical knowledge /practices were almost similar on the four attribute separately in respect of one third of selected ITK for productivity 37.5 % were stability.29.17% for sustainability and 4.67 %for equability. However there were wide variation in the perception of the two categories of respondent on the four attribute separate in resopect on the remaining about 60% of the selected ITKs. 7.One – third of the selected indigenous technical Knowledge/ practices were perceived as high and about 17 percent were perceived as medium for their overall performance by both the categories of respondents.The two categories of respondents had difference in their perceptions for the overall performance of rest 50 percent of the selected indigenous agricultural technologies. 8. No significance differences were observed between the judgements of farmers and scientist respondents with regard to their perceptions for the overall performance of the selected indingenous technical knowledge/practices. 9.Majority of the scientists match one – third of selected ITKs/practices as such with their corresponding scientific technologies and suggested specific scientific technologies for the remaining two- third of the selected indigenous technical knowledge/practices. 10.About 66 percent of the selected indigenous knowledge/practices were recommended by majority of the scientists for their continuance by the farmers.No indigenous technical knowledge/practices wea opined by the scientists for their discountinuace .However,majority of the scientists were undecided for the continuance/discontinuance in respect of the remaining 34 per cent of the selected indigeous technical knowledge/practices.
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    Scientists ' View and Farmers Perception of Indigenous Agricultural Practices in West Sighbhum District
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 2001) Sanat Kumar Sawaiyan; R.P.singh "Ratan
    1.Majority of the respondents were tribal, middle-aged, and illiterate engaged in cultivation, having small size of holdings and participation in social organization as members of at least one organization. Majority of the respondents had nuclear large families and had Kutcha houses. Majority of them had 1 to 2 draught animals and reared only poultry/goatary /piggery. 2.There were significant differences between man and woman respondents with respect to their age, education and social participation. 3.The respondents farming systems were rice-based followed by rice in cereals, pigeonpea in pulses, linseed in oilseeds, okra in vegetable, hatana in forest trees, mango in fruit, poulty and goat rearing in livestock .Mixed cropping and intercropping emerged as major cropping patterns. 4.Cent-per-cent of the respondents were observed to be praticising traditional /indigenous agricultural practices were identified and document. 5. The farmers and scientists perceptions of selected indigenous agricultural practices were almost similar on the three attributes separately for about 90 per cent of selected indigenous practices 86.66% for profitability,96.66% for practicability and 93.33% for simplicity .However,when the three attributes were taken simultaneously, there were slight variation in the perceptions of the two categories of the respondents with respect to the three attributes of selected practices. 6.Altogether 80 percent of selected indigenous agricultural practices were perceived as high for their overall performance by both the categories of respondents. 7.There was a significant positive correlation between the judgments of farmers and that of scientists with regard to their perception for overall performance of the selected indigenous practices. 8. One third of the selected indigenous technical knowledge practices were perceived as high and about 17 % were perceived as medium for their overall performance by both the categories of respondent s .The two categories of respondents has difference in their perception for the overall performance of rest 50% of the selected indigenous agricultural technologies . 9. Majority of the scientist , matched 60% of indigenous agricultural practices all most as such with there corresponding scientific technology and suggested specific technology only for 40% of the indigenous practices.
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    Effects of Frontline Demonstrations on Linseed in Ranchi District
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1995) Ranjay Kumar Singh; R. P. Singh "Ratan "
    The finding arrived at the following conclusions: 1. There was no significant difference in the mean age, education, size of holding, social participation, social – economic status and risk orientation of demonstration and participation farmers. 2. The demonstrating farmers had significantly higher level of knowledge about package of practices of linseed than those of the participating farmers. 3. The demonstrating farmers had slightly more favourable attitudes towards linseed production technology than the participating farmers; however the difference was not significant. 4. A relatively large percentage of demonstrating farmers had adopted different components of package of practices than the participating farmers. 5. The extent of adoption of package of practices of linseed for demonstrating farmers was higher than the participating farmers. 6. The social –personal and economic characteristics, namely, education, socio- economic status, social participation, risk orientation and knowledge about production technology of linseed were positively and significantly correlated with adoption of package of practices of linseed. 7. High cost of inputs, unavailability of inputs on time and lack of knowledge and facilities were important reason for partial / non – adaptation of package of practices of linseed.
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    Scientific Rationale and Farmers Perception of Indigenous Agricultural Technologies in Ranchi District
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1995) Ramesh Shankar Prasad; R. P. Singh" Ratan"
    There were significant differences between male and female respondents with respect to their education occupation and size of holding. Majority of the respondents of both the saxes were tribal old in age illiterate and engaged in cultivation having marginal size of holdings. The respondents farming systems were rice based followed by millets in food crops citrus and guava in fruits crops and cow, poultry and goat rearing in livestock .Mixed cropping and intercropping emeraged as major cropping patterns. Majority of the respondents were conserved to be practicing traditional/indigenous agricultural technologies. Altogether 48 indigenous agricultural technologies were identified and documented. The farmers and scientists perceptions of selected indigenous agricultural technologies were almost similar on the three attributes separately for about 50 percent of selected indigenous technologies (41.67% for profitability, 45.83% for practicability and 54.17 % for simplicity). However there were wide variations in the perceptions of the two categories of respondents on the three attributes simultaneously. Fifty per cent of selected were perceived as high for their overall performance by both the categories of respondents .The two categories of respondents had difference in their perceptions for the overall performance of rest 50 per cent of the selected indigenous technologies. Majority of the selected indigenous agricultural technologies (85.41) were considered to be rational by the scientists. Majority of the selected indigenous agricultural technologies (75) were recommended by the scientists for their continuation by the farmers. Majority of the Scientists matched 58.33 per cent of indigenous agricultural practices almost as such with their corresponding scientific technologies and suggested specific scientific technologies only for 41.67 per cent of indigenous technologies.