ASSESSMENT OF LIVELIHOOD STATUS OF THE TRIBAL FARMERS.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Shambharkar, Dr. Y. B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | KILNAKE, SIMRALMANOHAR. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-06T16:03:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-01-06T16:03:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-07-29 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The present study titled “Assessment of Livelihood Status of Tribal Farmers” was undertaken in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state. The ex-post facto analytical research design was used for the study. A total sample comprising of 150 farmers were respondents were selected from 10 villages by using random sampling method. The data was collected with the help of pre-tested interview schedule by personally interviewing the respondents. Salient findings of the study are, half of the respondents were following Most of the tribal farmers indicated that maximum number of the tribal farmers were middle aged (56.00%), maximum number of the tribal farmers were educated up to middle school (32.67%), maximum number of the respondents (46.00%) had medium family size, with small category of land holding (38.00%), had medium status in farming experience (48.00%), almost fifty percent of the respondents (48.00%) were doing only farming as their occupation, maximum number of respondents (62.67%) had medium expenditure pattern ranging from Rs. 33377 to 55811 and had higher share contribution, more than fifty percent of the respondents (52.00%) were included in the medium category of urban contact, majority of the respondents (74.00%) had medium extension contact, maximum number of the respondents (68.00%) had medium economic motivation, relatively higher proportion of the respondents (64.00%) had medium achievement motivation. Majority of the respondents (79.33) had generated employment up to 193 mean man days, agriculture and service occupation had 272 mean man days, maximum number of the respondents (63.33%) had low human capital, almost fifty per cent of the respondents (48.67%) had low physical capital, more than fifty percent of the respondents (51.33%) had low natural capital, relatively higher proportion of the respondents(62.67%) had low social capital, and maximum number of the respondents (69.33%) had low financial capital. In case of overall livelihood status, more than fifty per cent of the respondents (52.67%) had low livelihood status. In relational analysis, education, family size, land holding, occupational status expenditure pattern and economic motivation show positive and significant correlation with overall livelihood status at 0.01 level of probability whereas variables such as technology utilization showed positive and significant correlation with overall sustainable tribal livelihood status at 0.05 level of probability Hence null hypothesis for those variables were rejected while accepted for variables namely age, farming experience, urban contact, extension contact and achievement motivation. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | KILNAKE, SIMRAL MANOHAR. (2021). Assessment of livelihood status of the tribal farmers. Dr. PanjabraoDeshmukhKrishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Sc. 2021.Print.xiv, 159p. (Unpublished). | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810205895 | |
| dc.language.iso | English | |
| dc.pages | xiv, 159p. | |
| dc.publisher | Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola, Maharashtra | |
| dc.research.problem | : In the present research the researcher has tried to study thepersonal, socio-economic, communication and psychological Characteristics of the tribal farmers and to assess the rural livelihood status of the tribal farmers. The researcher has also tried to find out the relationship between selected independent variables and livelihood status of the tribal farmers and to study the problems encountered by the tribal farmers in their livelihood andsuggestions by the tribal farmers for their better livelihood. | |
| dc.sub | Extension Education | |
| dc.theme | The present research deals with the study of distress prone area and as farmers are committing suicides in this area. Therefore, to know the extent of sustainability in the livelihoods of tribal farmers in the distress prone area, the study on assessment of livelihood status of the tribal farmers was undertaken. | |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | |
| dc.title | ASSESSMENT OF LIVELIHOOD STATUS OF THE TRIBAL FARMERS. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |