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Adoption of Bamboo Cultivation Practices and its Relationship with the Socio-Economic Characteristics of Bamboo Growers of Arunachal Pradesh


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1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (A.A.U.), Garumuria, Lakhimpur (Assam), India
2 Department of Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli (Arunachal Pradesh), India
3 Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Assam University, Silchar (Assam), India
     

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The present study was conducted in Papum pare district of Arunachal Pradesh and selected 160 bamboo growers covering four circle based on elevation. The mean value of adoption score (41.54) is highest in Balijan followed by Kimin (40.26) and lowest in Sagalee circle (35.39). So, the farmers of Balijan circle are much more advanced in adopting the scientific bamboo cultivation practices as compared to other circles. A positive correlation is found in all socio-economic characteristics except age. The co-efficient of multiple determinations explain that all the six variables in overall sample, jointly contributes 53.65 per cent variation in overall adoption score.

Keywords

Adoption, Scientific, Bamboo, Relationship.
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Authors

P. Handique
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (A.A.U.), Garumuria, Lakhimpur (Assam), India
P. Rethy
Department of Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli (Arunachal Pradesh), India
B. K. Dutta
Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Assam University, Silchar (Assam), India

Abstract


The present study was conducted in Papum pare district of Arunachal Pradesh and selected 160 bamboo growers covering four circle based on elevation. The mean value of adoption score (41.54) is highest in Balijan followed by Kimin (40.26) and lowest in Sagalee circle (35.39). So, the farmers of Balijan circle are much more advanced in adopting the scientific bamboo cultivation practices as compared to other circles. A positive correlation is found in all socio-economic characteristics except age. The co-efficient of multiple determinations explain that all the six variables in overall sample, jointly contributes 53.65 per cent variation in overall adoption score.

Keywords


Adoption, Scientific, Bamboo, Relationship.