INDIGENOUS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BY TRIBAL FARM WOMEN IN VADODARA DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATE

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dc.contributor.advisorTrivedi, J. C.
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Jayantilal G.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-05T07:06:39Z
dc.date.available2018-06-05T07:06:39Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY The overall objective of this investigation was to study the level of participation of tribal farm women in indigenous resource management in Vadodara district of Gujarat state. The specific objectives of the study were as follows : 1 To study the selected characteristics of tribal farm women. 2 To assess the knowledge level of tribal farm women regarding indigenous resource management in the areas of agriculture, animal husbandry and minor forest products. 3 To ascertain the participation of tribal farm women in indigenous resource management activities. 4 To assess the income contribution of tribal farm women from indigenous resources. 5 To findout the extent of relationship , between selected characteristics of tribal farm women and their level of knowledge. 6 To know the extent of relationship between selected characteristics of tribal farm women and their level of overall participation. 7 To explore the training needs of tribal farm women in indigenous resource management activities. 8 To identify the problems faced by tribal farm women in indigenous resource management. The present study was conducted in tribal area of Vadodara district of Gujarat state. Out of twelve talukas, three talukas namely Chhotaudepur, Pavi-jetpur and Naswadi were purposively selected. These talukas possess more than fifty per cent of the tribal population. From each taluka four tribal dominated villages were selected using random sampling techniques. Thus, 12 villages were selected for study and random selection of tribal farm women from each village was made proportionately on the basis of two major criteria (i) maize as a major crop and (ii) dairy farming as a minor source of income. Thus, sample for this study was 240. The data were collected through structured schedule by personal interview method. The dependent and independent variables were measureĀ«i by utilizing appropriate scales and procedures adopted by other research workers. To measure the knowledge of tribal farm women regarding indigenous resource management (IRM) in the areas of agriculture, animal husbandry and minor forest products, a knowledge test was developed, standardized and used. The statistical tools used to analyse the data were : percentage, mean, standard deviation, coefficient of correlation and path co-efficient. FINDINGS The important findings of the study are summarised as under : 1 Majority of the tribal farm women were illiterate, belonged to low to medium level of socio-economic status and extension contact, middle age group and having no membership in any social organisation. 2 Majority of the tribal farm women belonged to joint family with medium size of family and having one kachha house. 3 Majority of the tribal farm women were exclusively dependent on farming within five acres of land and labour work. 4 A great majority of the tribal farm women possessed one to two bullocks and three to four milch animals. 5 More than three-fourth of the tribal farm women possessed local implements of farming. 6 Slightly less than half of the tribal farm women had total annual income of Rs.5001/- to Rs.10,000/- but debt upto Rs.10,000/-. 7 More than half of the tribal farm women had 6 to 10 years of farming experience. 8 Slightly more than half of tribal farm women had migration with their family in search of agricultural labour work and non-agricultural labour work. 9 More than two third of tribal farm women were having medium to high level of cosmopolite-localiteness, economic motivation, high level of risk-preference; three-fourth had scientific orientation and 67.92 per cent had medium to high level of knowledge regarding IRM in the areas of agriculture, animal husbandry and minor forest products. 10 Present study revealed important aspects about different activities participated by tribal farm women as IRM activities. The important points raised from the investigation are stipulated below in descending order with reference to the number of tribal farm women participated in the activities depending on the income generation (sale), home purpose, selfdoing, supervising and assisting etc., milking (96.25 per cent), separation of grains (91.24 per cent), plucking of 'TIMRU' leaves (80.83 per cent), removing seeds from pods (72.50 per cent), rearing cocks for meat (68.75 per cent), collection of gum (68.75 per cent), fibber extraction (63.34 per cent), making 'TOPALA', 'TOPALI', 'CHABADI', 'KARANDIYA', 'SUPDA', bow and arrows and toys (61.24 per cent), collection of Mahua flowers (57.50 per cent), making dishes CPATARADA') and bowls ('PADAYA') from 'KHAKHAR' leaves (56.25 per cent), drying of leafy vegetables (53.34 per cent), plucking of ripe fruits from 'CHAROLI' tree (52.08 per cent), collection of honey (36.26 per cent) and mat-making from pam ('TAD') leaves (32.50 per cent). 11 Slightly less than two-fifth (38.75 per cent) of the tribal farm women had medium level of overall participation followed by 35.42 and 25.83 per cent with low and high level of overall participation in IRM activities, respectively. 12 Among 19 independent variables i.e. type of family, risk preference, scientific orientation and overall participation were positively and significantly correlated with level of knowledge of tribal farm women regarding IRM. While fifteen variables viz., education, social participation, size of family, type of family, socio-economic status, extension contact, housing pattern, farm power, material possession, indebtedness, cosmopolite localite-ness, economic motivation, risk preference, scientific orientation and knowledge of IRM had positive and significant, correlation whereas only one variable viz., occupation had negative and significant correlation with participation in IRM activities. 13 As regards direct effect, the variables social participation, followed by knowledge of IRM, size of family and education exhibited medium positive direct effects in IRM activities. The direct effect of extension contact and housing pattern were positive and low. The total indirect effects of education, size and type of family, socio-economic status, extension contact, housing pattern, indebted-ness, cosmopolitelocaliteness, economic motivation, risk preference and scientific orientation were comparatively higher than their respective direct effects. 14 Slightly less than half (45.42 per cent) of the tribal farm women had derived 51-7 5 per cent of their total annual income from indigenous resources. 15 Majority of the tribal farm women expressed their training needs in the important areas like plant protection, seed and grain processing, control of stored grain pests, feeding and caring the animals, selection of eggs for hatching, feeding and caring the poultry birds, raising of seedling, pickle making, kitchen gardening, techniques for better quantity and quality of gum, different designs for toys, making dishes ('PATARADA') and bowls ('PADAYA') by machine and marketing strategy for medicinal plants/materials. 16 Major problems faced by the tribal farm women in IRM activities were (i) products do not fetch reasonable price, (ii) burden of work in farm at home (ill) dry, poor soil and small holding and (iv) lack of information of new agricultural technology.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810049083
dc.keywordsINDIGENOUS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, TRIBAL FARM WOMEN, VADODARA DISTRICT, GUJARAT STATEen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAAU, Ananden_US
dc.research.problemINDIGENOUS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BY TRIBAL FARM WOMEN IN VADODARA DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATEen_US
dc.subExtension Educationen_US
dc.subjectExtension Education, Agricultureen_US
dc.subjectMANAGEMENTen_US
dc.themeINDIGENOUS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BY TRIBAL FARM WOMEN IN VADODARA DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATEen_US
dc.these.typePh.Den_US
dc.titleINDIGENOUS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BY TRIBAL FARM WOMEN IN VADODARA DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATEen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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