Attitude of Farmers towards Eco - friendly Farming Practices in The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

L Muralikrishnan; H Philip

doi:10.26725/JEE.2018.4.30.6177-6182

Attitude of Farmers towards Eco - friendly Farming Practices in The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

Authors

L Muralikrishnan ICAR-IARI
H Philip Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2018.4.30.6177-6182

Keywords:

Attitude, Eco-friendly farming practices, Western ghats, The Nilgiris

Abstract

The farm lands in the Western Ghats ecosystem of India had been losing its fertility, bio diversity and ecological uniqueness due to long use of chemical fertilizers, commercial farm management practices and chemical pesticides. To solve these issues, adopting eco-friendly farming practices is one of the major solutions. The study aimed to analyse the attitude of farmers in Western ghats towards eco-friendly conservation practices. Majority of the farmers had moderately favorable attitude towards eco -friendly farming practices. Regression analysis suggested that the leadership abilities and contact with extension agency had significant contribution with the attitude level of farmers towards the eco-friendly farming practices.

Author Biographies

L Muralikrishnan, ICAR-IARI

Scientist, Division of Agricultural Extension, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi-12

H Philip, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Director of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

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Muralikrishnan, L, Philip, H, Ravichandran, V & Chinnadurai, M. (2015). Adoption & impact of eco-friendly conservation practices in the Nilgiris district of Western Ghats. Journal of Extension Education, 27(2)

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2019-07-25

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Muralikrishnan, L., & Philip, H. (2019). Attitude of Farmers towards Eco - friendly Farming Practices in The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. Journal of Extension Education, 30(4). https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2018.4.30.6177-6182

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Vol. 30 No. 4 (2018): Journal of Extension Education

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