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Innovative Extension Methodologies – A successful model for
Transfer of Technologies to Tribal Farmers
Dr. Lakshmana KellaProgramme Coordinator
KVK::RastakuntubaiVizianagaram dt
OPERATIONAL AREA
KVKKVK
KVK
District falls under Two Agro climatic Zones
• Plain coastal Areas zone • High Altitude and tribal Zone
Variation in Socio economic, educational, cultural, climatic, situational, soils and topography etc.,
High altitude and tribal area zone• Dominated by the tribal population• With low socio economic status• Most of the tribal hamlets are very small• Dispersed, remote and do not have adequate
transport facilities• Many other cultural, social, communication
barriers for TOT• Tribal are conservative• They are traditional and• Social restrictions and problems restrict
them to not interact freely • Very meagre communication and
infrastructure facilities• Their major entertainment restricted to
weekly shandy
Major tribes in the district
Savara Jatapu Gadaba
Kammara Khonds Mali
SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS OF DIFFERENT
TRIBES Tribe Population Social
StatusLiteracy
OCCUPATION
Savara 62,979 PTG 34.50 Small farmers, Shifting cultivation, terrace farming, collection of forest produce
Jatapus 48,613 38.90 Medium to big farmers
Konda Dora
46,381 35.09 shifting cultivation and settled cultivation
Gadaba 16,078 PTG 36.63 Cultivate Ragi, Red gram, Niger in their Podu lands
Kammara 15,010 39.68 CARPENTARY
Khonds 15,324 17.81 Agriculture
Goudu 7,749 26.14 shifting cultivation and cattle rearing
Mali 2,513 PTG 26.48 Agriculture
Opportunities for Different / Innovative Extension methodologies
• Potential literate group among the tribal is the youth
• Adoption of improved technologies is less compared to plains
• Besides there is lot of variation in their customs, habits, culture
Hence after a preliminary data collection and experience in working with tribal farmers the KVK thought of implementing different innovative extension methodologies exclusively for the tribal farmers for dissemination of the technologies
INNOVATIVE EXTENSION METHODOLOGIES
Farm Science clubs for Transfer of Technology
Tribal youth Network programme
Convergence Village Approach
Publication of literature in local dialects
School Nutrition garden
FARM SCIENCE CLUBS in Tribal Schools and Colleges
FARM SCIENCE CLUBS
Concept of farm science clubs : Learning - Sharing – Dissemination
Student members selection criteria :1. Secondary and junior collegiate level2. Voluntary participation3. Interest in helping the farmers
Total of three clubs were formed to fasten the process of TOT and to know impact of these clubs
Year of initiation - 2011
FARM SCIENCE CLUBS
The main objective of initiating Science club is for transfer of technology using the students as media to disseminate information to the farmers/parents who are living far away from the cosmopolite society.
The Objectives are
1. To disseminate the technical information to more people with less time and infrastructure in remote areas.
2. To interact with the students and motivate towards scientific learning & create interest in research activities among tribal students.
3. To motivate / attract the tribal youth towards agriculture
Initiation -Information-Interaction-Intervention
KVK
Tribal farmers
Tribal students
InterventionsFor TOTField VisitTrainingOFTFLD
InitiationInteraction
Interaction
Interaction
TechnologyCapacity building
Initiation
The process involves - 4 Is Model
AwarenessKnowledge
Skills
AdoptionAdoption
Information
FARM SCIENCE CLUBS Brief list of activities of science clubsFortnightly interaction sessions on agricultural technologies
Field visit by the Science club members to KVK
Information centre at Science club
Distribution of information material
Organization of guest lectures
Organization of other activities like quiz competitions, essay writing competitions etc
Participation in NSS activities of the College – Training programme
Farm Science club activities
1. Dr. N Sudhakar, ZPD and Dr. P G Reddy, Director of Extension interacting with Science club members
2. DDE, Convening the science club Meeting in KVK
3. ADR, RARS, Chintapalle interacting with science club members
4. Science Club Meeting at G.J.College, Kurupam
Science club activities
1,2,3 Science club members on their visit to KVK
Ambedkar Jayanthi organised at school
Agricultural Information centre in Farm science club
Evaluation of Farm Science clubsPre and Post Evaluation
Topics covered : Cashew orchard management, Soil testing and its importance, IPM in redgram, Cultivation aspects of millets, drum seeder technology paddy etc.,
Awareness : On improved crop technologies
Knowledge TestOn an average 12% marks scored by the respondents on
the subjects before training and 34 % after exposure by lecture supplemented by information material
47 % after exposure by lecture supplemented by information material and field visit
Role of Farm science clubs in TOTThe members of science clubs interacting with their parents, youth and other farmers in the villages
pasted the information material to the walls of their houses
giving the contact numbers of the KVK scientists to the farmers with a advice to contact for information on improved technologies etc
Students distributing information material to the parents
Feed back and Follow up of Farm Science clubs
23 farmers called back during pre kharif 2013
Youth clubs from villages Raimanuguda and G Kothaguda villages approached the KVK
Farmers of Raimanuguda organised an awareness programme and invited the KVK scientists as resource persons
Farmers of G K Guda organised an awareness programme and invited the KVK scientists as resource persons
List of topics of their Training needs as per the farmersCashew orchard management and tea mosquito managementPest and disease management in paddyPackage of practices of MaizePractices for higher yields in millets and redgram
Feed back and Follow up of Farm Science clubs
TRIBAL YOUTH NETWORK PROGRAMME
Objectives:• To empower the tribal youth knowledge on various farm
activities• To promote change agents for transfer of technology
between scientists and farmers in remote areas where there is no communication and transport facilities
• To share the information among the tribal youth on various agriculture and allied enterprises to form a network of youth – scientists - farmer
Methodology: Fortnightly training and interaction sessions sharing of information among participants Exposure Visits.
Tribal Youth Network Programme
Inaugurated by Dr. P. Giddareddy, Director of Extension, ANGRAU, Dr. N. Sudhakar, Zonal Project Director, Zone-V, ICAR and Dr. M. Venkunaidu, Associate Dean & Member of Board of Management, ANGRAU on 06.02.2013 with 60 tribal youth
TRIBAL YOUTH NETWORK PROGRAMME
Activities:• Organised 13 fortnightly interaction sessions so for
on• Zero tillage maize and pest management• Drum seeder technology in paddy• Tea mosquito management in cashew• Soil sampling and soil test based fertiliser
management• Pest and disease Management in paddy• Information sharing on marketting
Convergence village Approach for wholistic development
Village selected – Durbilli of Kurupam mandalDepartments involved & : KVKOrganisations involved Department of Agriculture
ATMA, Vizianagaram ITDA, Parvathipuram FTC, Vizianagaram Department of Animal husbandry Department of Horticulture NGOs – JATTU, Parvathipuram
and GPK, Kurupam
Brief list of activities : FLDs on IFS under RKVY & Drum seeder technology in paddyOrganic certification for Redgram and millets (FTC)Convergence with ITDA, ATMAOrganisation of capacity building programme in collaboration with NGOs
Convergence of all allied departments in the village
Durbilli (V) Kurupam (M)Vizianagaram dt
Publication of literature in Savara local dialect
Information material released by Hon’ble Vice - Chancellor ANGRAU
Organised reading group of savara publication
SCHOOL NUTRITION GARDEN TO EDUCATE ILLITERATE MOTHERS
Objectives :1)To promote knowledge about nutrition problems & its consequences
in school going children2) To change the attitude towards healthy foods 3) To impart the practice of raising nutrition gardens to acquire
Protective foods there by to educate their illiterate mothers.