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Participation of Tribal Youth in Agricultural Activities


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1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), India
2 University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
     

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The present study was carried out in two districts of Karnataka State during 2017-2018 to analyze the participation of tribal youth in agricultural activities. One hundred and sixty tribal youth were interviewed using a pre-tested interview schedule. The results revealed that a large number of tribal youth (40.63%) belong to high category of overall participation in agricultural activities, whereas 38.13 and 21.25 per cent of the tribal youth belong to low and medium level of overall participation in agricultural activities. Further, it was found that there exist no significant difference between Soliga and Kuruba tribal youth with respect to their participation in agricultural activities.

Keywords

Youth, Participation, Agricultural Activities.
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Authors

T. P. Bharath Kumar
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), India
M. S. Nataraju
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
M. T. Lakshminarayan
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India

Abstract


The present study was carried out in two districts of Karnataka State during 2017-2018 to analyze the participation of tribal youth in agricultural activities. One hundred and sixty tribal youth were interviewed using a pre-tested interview schedule. The results revealed that a large number of tribal youth (40.63%) belong to high category of overall participation in agricultural activities, whereas 38.13 and 21.25 per cent of the tribal youth belong to low and medium level of overall participation in agricultural activities. Further, it was found that there exist no significant difference between Soliga and Kuruba tribal youth with respect to their participation in agricultural activities.

Keywords


Youth, Participation, Agricultural Activities.

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