LIVELIHOOD SECURITY OF TRIBAL FARMERS IN KONKAN REGION (Accession No. T06810)
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2020
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dr. B.S.KKV., Dapoli
Abstract
The present research project entitled ‘Livelihood security of tribal farmers in Konkan region’ was undertaken with the following specific objectives.
5.1 Profile of tribal farmers
5.2 Livelihood security of tribal farmers
5.3 Attitude of tribal farmers towards government schemes
5.4 Relationship of socio-economic profile of tribal farmers with their livelihood security and their attitude towards government schemes.
5.5 Constraints in day to day livelihood of tribal farmers.
An interview schedule was specially designed in line with the objectives. The data were collected by personally interviewing 240 tribal farmers from Palghar district of Konkan region.
5.1Profile of tribal farmers
Majority (70.83 per cent) of the tribal farmersbelonged to ‘middle’ age group, while16.25 per cent were in ‘young’ age group and 12.92 per cent of them were in ‘old’ age group. The average age of the respondents was 44 years.
Maximum number (36.67 per cent) of the tribal farmers had ‘secondary’ level of education, followed by 20.00 per cent, 16.25per cent and 11.66 per cent of them had ‘primary’, ‘pre-primary’, ‘higher secondary’ level of education, respectively, while 10.42 per cent of them were ‘illiterate’. Only 5.00 per cent of the respondents had ‘graduation’ level of education.The average educational level of the respondents was 7 standard.
Majority(65.42 per cent) of the tribal farmers had ‘medium’ family education status whereas22.92 per cent and 11.66 percent of the respondents had ‘low’ and ‘high’ family education status,respectively.The average family education status score was 8.
A great majority (77.50 per cent) of the tribal farmers belong to ‘medium’ family size group, while 13.34 per cent and 9.16 per cent of the tribal farmers belong to ‘small’ and ‘large’ family size group, respectively. The average family size of the respondents was 5.
Majority(68.75 per cent) of the tribal farmers had ‘marginal’ land possession, whereas ‘small’ and ‘semi medium’ land holding were possessed by 27.92 per cent and 3.33 per cent respondents, respectively. The average land possessed by the tribal farmers was 0.79 hectare.
Majority(65.00 per cent) of the tribal farmers had ‘medium’ farm power possession, while 21.67 per cent and 13.33 per cent of the respondents had ‘low’ and ‘high’ farm power possession, respectively. The average farm power possession of the tribal farmers was 8.
Regarding livestock possession it is observed that, 69.16 per cent of the tribal farmers had ‘medium’ livestock possession, whereas 15.42 per cent each of them had ‘small’ and ‘high’ livestock possession. The average livestock possessed by the tribal farmers was 5.
It wasfound that, more than two-third (67.92 per cent) of the tribal farmers were belong to ‘medium’ farming experience, while 17.50 per cent and 14.58 per cent of the respondent belong to ‘low’ and ‘high’ farming experience category, respectively. The average farming experience of tribal farmers was 19 years.
A great majority(75.42 per cent)of the tribal farmers belongs to ‘fair’ cropping pattern category, whereas 15.00 per cent and 9.58 per cent of them belong to ‘poor and ‘good’ category of cropping pattern,respectively. The average cropping pattern scoreof the tribal farmers was 5.
More than two fifth (42.50 per cent) of the tribal farmershad received ‘one training’,while 34.17 per cent of them did not received any training. Whereas 21.67 per cent and 1.66 per cent tribal farmers received two to three and more than fourtrainings, respectively.