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ISSN(P):2319
393X;ISSN(E):2319
Vol.11,Issue2,Jul
©IASET
3948
Dec2022;63
70
JardenDavidMinj1&Jahanara2
ThestudywasconductedinKoriyaDistrictofChhattisgarhtomeasuretheinvolvementoftribalyouthindifferent agriculturepractices.Atotalnumberof122respondentswereselectedpurposivelyfrom11villagesunderBaikunthpur blocktomeasurethelevelofinvolvementindifferentagriculturepractices.Thedatawascollectedbypersonalinterview methodbyusingpre-structuredinterviewscheduleandlatterappropriatestatisticalanalysiswasdonetodrawlogical conclusion.Thestudyrevealedthat(44.26%)oftherespondentsareundermiddleyoungagegroup(26-30years).Itwas foundthatmost(40.16%)oftherespondentsareunderhighersecondarypassed.Itwasfoundthatmost(61.47%)ofthe respondentsareundermediumfamilysize.Itwasfoundthatmost(50%)oftherespondentsareunder1to3lakhannual income.Itwasfoundthatmajority(50%)oftherespondentsareunderagricultureasmainoccupation.Itwasfoundthat majority(45.90%)oftherespondentsarehavingsourceofinformationaremediumlevel.Majorityoftherespondents (53.57%)hadmediumlevelofparticipation,followedby(31.14%)oftherespondentshadhighlevelofparticipationand only(15.57%)oftherespondentshadlowlevelofparticipationindifferentagriculturepractices
KEYWORDS:AgriculturePractices,Involvement,TribalYouth
ArticleHistory
Received:20Jul2022|Revised:26Jul2022|Accepted:28Jul2022
Youthisaformativeaswellasatransitoryphase.Inthefieldsofyouthresearch,theconceptof‘transitions’is problematisedintermsofitsusefulnessforunderstandinganddevelopingprogrammestosupportyoungpeople.Thefocus onyouth,althoughrecent,isimminentbecauseofthepotentialofthisagegrouptoshapenotjustthesocio-politicaland economicsphereofone’scommunitybutalsosustainmooringofone’scultureandvalues.Steinberg(2006)rightlypoints outthatyouthcultureisinfluencedbythehistoricalandsocialforces.Shefurtherarguesthatanystudyofyouthculture shouldappreciatethediversityandcomplexityofyouthandshouldneverequatedifferencewithdeficiency.Asweknow,a countrylikeIndiahasvarieddifferencesacrossregion,religion,classandothersocialcategories.Indianyouthculture, therefore,showstremendousvarieties.Despiteglobalinfluences,Indianyouthculturemirrorcontinuityalongwithchange. DeSouzaetal.(2009)hasproposedfewrubricstounderstandtheIndianyouthinachangingworld.Theseincludetrust andcirclesofbelonging,familyandsocialnetworks,leisureandlifestyle,politicsanddemocracy,governanceand development,nationandtheworldand,finally,anxietyandaspiration.ThisstudybyDeSouzaetal.wasverypopularand trendsettingforfuturestudiesonIndianyouth.Atthisstage,wewouldliketorecognisethatmostoftheserubricsformthe
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2ResearchScholar,DepartmentofAgricultureExtension&Communication,SHUATS,Prayagraj,India 2Professor&DepartmentofAgricultureExtension&Communication,SHUATS,Prayagraj,IndiaeverydayexperiencesofSTyouthaswell.TheyechothelifeandtimeoftribesinIndia.Forinstance,STyouthwouldlive inharmonywithnatureandwouldattesttoegalitarianlifestyle.Individualidentitywaslessimportantastheyareonewith natureandwiththeircommunityofpractice.Totheseyouth,therefore,displacementhasbeentraumaticnomatterifthis wasphysical,culturalorsocioeconomic.BecomingpartofthemainstreamwouldrequireeffortsbytheSTyouthaswellas thoseinthemainstream.ItisusuallyfoundthatSTyouthculturedifferencesareequatedwithdeficiency.Thisdeficiency, then,isattemptedtobesolvedbyremedialmeasuresinmostpublicpolicydiscoursesofthegovernment.Whilecultural traitsandpracticesshouldbeamatterofcelebration,theSTyouthexperienceabjecthumiliation.Guru(2009)makesus awarethathumiliationisamatterofattitudeintheWest,whereasintheEastitisanotion.Theformercaseismainly groundedintheexperienceofrace;thelatterforegroundsitinuntouchability.Thesocialparadoxproducedbythe dominanteliteineithersocietyforperpetuatinghumiliationisconstructedandre-constructedusingsocialpracticesto differentiate‘us’and‘them’.Tominimisethisdistance,STyouthtrytodeculturalisethemselvesbylearningmainstream cultureandvalues(RajandRaj,2004).Whilethisallowsthemtobecomepartofthemainstream,thetraitsoftheir culturearelost.Theeducationalsystemdevisedandbeingimplementedintribalareasonlycreatesmiragefortheseyouth evenastheydeprivethemoftheirheritage,theirprocessesofknowing,andtheirbeing.Thepedagogyfollowedrelieson bankingconceptofeducationthatlimitstheircapacitytothinkandmakesthemmererecipientof‘deposit’considered usefulbythedominanteliteofIndiansociety.
Descriptiveresearchdesignwasfollowedforthisstudyasitdescribesthecharacteristicsorphenomenonthatarebeing studied.ThestudywasconductedatKoriyadistrictofChhattisgarh.Baikunthpurblockwasselectedpurposivelyoutof4 blocksinKoriyadistricts.11villageswereselectedrandomlyoutof126villagesunderthisblockfromwhere122 respondentswereinterviewedrandomlyforthestudy.
1.Todeterminethesocio–economicprofileoftherespondents
2.Todeterminetheinvolvementoftribalyouthindifferentagriculturepractices.
1.ToDeterminetheSocio–EconomicProfileoftheRespondents
Table1Itwasfoundthatmost(44.26%)oftherespondentsareundermiddleyoungagegroup(26–30years).It wasfoundthatmost(40.16%)oftherespondentsareunderhighersecondarypassed.Itwasfoundthatmost(61.47%)of therespondentsareundermediumfamilysize.Itwasfoundthatmost(50%)oftherespondentsareunder1to3lakh annualincome.Itwasfoundthatmajority(50%)oftherespondentsareunderagricultureasmainoccupation.Itwasfound thatmajority(45.90%)oftherespondentsarehavingsourceofinformationaremediumlevel.Itwasfoundthatmajority (48.36%)oftherespondentsarehavingmediumextensioncontact.Itwasfoundthatmajority(57.64%)oftherespondents arehavingmediumlevelofscientificorientation.Itwasfoundthatmost(78.68%)oftherespondentsareunmarried.itwas foundthatmajority(63.11%)oftherespondentshaveundermoderateattitude.
Table2:InvolvementofTribalYouthinDifferentAgriculturePractices
InLandPloughing
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)34.43%respondentsaremostlyinvolvedand21.31%respondentsaresometimes and29.51%respondentswereinvolvedneverinvolvedinlandploughing.
InLandLevelling
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)47.54%respondentsaremostlyinvolvedand35.25%respondentsaresometimes and17.21%respondentswereneverinvolvedinlandlevelling.
ConstructionofDrainsandBunds
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)48.36%respondentsweremostlyinvolvedand32.79%respondentsweresometimes and18.85%respondentswereneverinvolvedinconstructionofdrainsandbunds.
InScatteringofCowdungManureintheField
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)45.90%respondentsaremostlyinvolvedand33.61%respondentsaresometimes and19.67%respondentsareneverinvolvementinscatteringofcowdungmanureinthefield.
NurseryPreparation
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)59.02%respondentsaremostlyinvolvedand20.49%respondentsaresometimes and12.30%areneverinvolvedinnurserypreparation.
SelectionofSeed
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)50.00%respondentsaremostlyinvolvedand32.79%respondentsaresometimes and16.39%areneverinvolvedinselectionofseed.
InSeedTreatment
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)57.38%respondentsareneverinvolvedand26.23%respondentsaremostly involvedand16.39%aresometimesinvolvedinseedtreatment.
InSowing
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)44.26%respondentsaremostlyinvolvedand39.34%aresometimesand16.39%are neverinvolvedinsowing.
PloughingattheTimeofSowing
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)42.62%respondentsaremostlyinvolvedand31.15%aresometimesand26.23%are neverinvolvedinploughingatthetimeofsowing.
PreparationtheFieldbeforePlanting
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)42.62%respondentsaremostlyinvolvedand36.07%aresometimesand21.31%are neverinvolvedinpreparationthefieldsbeforeplanting
InPlanting
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)49.18%respondentsaremostlyinvolvedand37.70%aresometimesand13.11%are neverinvolvedinplanting.
IntheConstructionofDrainsandGoonsforIrrigation
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)56.56%respondentsareneverinvolvedand21.31%aresometimesand22.13%are mostlyinvolvedintheconstructionofdrainsandgoonsforirrigation.
Whileirrigation
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)40.16%areneverinvolvedand30.33%respondentsaremostlyand29.51%are sometimesinwhileirrigation.
InConstructionofDrainsforDrainage
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)36.89%respondentsareneverinvolvedand33.61%aresometimesand29.51%are mostlyinvolvedinconstructionofdrains.
InWeeds
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)48.36%respondentsaresometimesinvolvedand27.87%aremostlyinvolvedand 23.77%areneverinvolvedinweeding.
InNidaiandGudai
Thisstudyrevealedthat(Table2)55.74%respondentsaresometimesinvolvedand28.69%aremostlyinvolvedand 15.57%areneverinvolvedinnidaiandgudai.
InStandingCropCare
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)42.62%respondentsaresometimesinvolvedand32.79%areneverinvolvedand 24.59%aremostlyinvolvedinstandingcropcare.
InHerbicidesUsed
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)38.52%respondentsaresometimesinvolvedand27.05%aremostlyinvolvement and26.23%areneverinvolvedinherbicidesused.
InManure/Fertilizersused
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)35.25%respondentsaresometimesinvolvedand31.05%aremostlyinvolvedand 17.21%areneverinvolvedinmanure/fertilizersused.
InPesticidesandInsecticidesused
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)47.54%respondentsaresometimesinvolvedand33.61%respondentsaremostly involvedand26.23%areneverinvolvedinpesticidesandinsecticidesused.
InHarvesting
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)51.64%respondentsaremostlyinvolvedand31.15%aresometimesinvolvedand 17.21%areneverinvolvedinharvesting.
IntheTransportoftheThreshingFloorofHarvestedCrop
Thisstudyrevealedthat(Table2)63.93%respondentsaremostlyinvolvedand29.51%aresometimesand6.56%are neverinvolvedinthetransportofthefloorofharvestedcrop.
Inminjaiandosai
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)46.72%respondentsaremostlyinvolvedand37.70%aresometimesand15.57%are neverinvolvedinminjaiandosai.
InStorageofCrop
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)41.80%respondentsaremostlyandsometimesinvolvedand17.21%arenever involvedinstoragecrop.
InSaleofProduce
Thisstudywasrevealedthat(Table2)69.67%respondentsaresometimesinvolvedand22.05%respondentsaremostly involvedand7.38%areneverinvolvedinthesaleofproduce.
2.1OverallInvolvementofTribalYouthinDifferentAgriculturePractices
Table3.DistributionofRespondentsBasedonOverallInvolvementof
Thedataconcerningtheoverallparticipationoftribalyouthindifferentagriculturepracticesarecompliedin Table3Majorityoftherespondents(53.57%)hadmediumlevelofparticipation,followedby(31.14%)oftherespondents hadhighlevelofparticipationandonly(15.57%)oftherespondentshadlowlevelofparticipationindifferentagriculture practices.SimilarfindingarealsoreportedbySandeliya(2015)
Mostoftherespondentshadmiddleyoungagegroup44.26%.About40.16%oftherespondentshadhighersecondary educationlevel,78.68%ofthetribalyouthhadunmarried.Majorityoftribalyouthparentsarefatherwereliterateand motherwereilliterate,majorityoftherespondentdoingagricultureasthemainoccupationandmosttherespondentswere havingannualincomeintherangeofRs1to3lakh.
Almostalltherespondentsgetinformationregardingtheagriculturepracticesfromfriends,neighbourand relativesandmajorityoftherespondentshadmoderatelyfavourableperceptionofthetribalyouthtowardsagriculture practices.
Mostoftherespondentshadmediumlevelofdecisionmakingofdifferentagriculturepracticesandmajorityof therespondentshadmediumlevelofextensioncontact.
therespondentshadmediumlevelofextensioncontact.
Regardingscientificorientationoftherespondentmajorityhadmediumlevelofscientificorientationofdifferent agricultureactivities.
Asregardstothemaximuminvolvementoftribalyouthofagriculturepracticeswerefoundinsaleofproduceand overallinvolvementinagriculturepracticesismediuminvolvement.
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