A Study on Awareness and Adoption of the Rational ITKs in Tea Crop among the Hilly Tribes

Nisha, R; Arunachalam, R.

doi:10.9734/ajaees/2018/41313

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“…The tribals adopted an ITK practice of preparing peach leaf extract blended with fresh milk and applied it thrice daily to the parts of the animals affected by FMD. Similar indigenous practice of blend-ing peach leaf and tulsi leaf extract with fresh milk and administering orally to cure ulcers caused due to FMD in cattle was reported by Nisha and Arunachalam (2018) in Konavakarai village, Kotagiri block of the Nilgiris district.…”

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“…The ITKs in animal husbandry were pooled and documented through focused group discussions with the tribal inhabitants of the Nilgiris district. (Nisha and Arunachalam, 2018). Thus the validation of each ITK practice was calculated using the rationalization method with the help of scientists.…”

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“…(Bisha and Teshome, 2020). Traditional knowledge and practices have their own importance as they have stood the test of time and have proved to be efficacious to the local people and form the basis for their link with nature, and the varied levels refinement depend on the level at which the society finds itself in the social evolutionary basis (Nisha and Arunachalam, 2018). In Tamil Nadu, the Nilgiris district is a hilly ecosystem enriched with luxuriant natural vegetation and hence it attracts lakhs and lakhs of tourists all over India and world every year.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…thorough understanding of such knowledge would help in developing a knowledge base and providing them a crystallized knowledge with a blend of modern science. (Nisha and Arunachalam, 2018). In the field of indigenous knowledge regarding agriculture and allied areas, a very meagre amount of work has been done in documentation and validation as agriculture is the main occupation and source of livelihood of tribal people.…”

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“…In the field of indigenous knowledge regarding agriculture and allied areas, a very meagre amount of work has been done in documentation and validation as agriculture is the main occupation and source of livelihood of tribal people. (Nisha and Arunachalam, 2018). Therefore, it is vital to identify and preserve these indigenous knowledge practices for sustainability as well as to conserve the ecosystem.…”

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Traditional knowledge adopted by the tribal farmers of the Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu in animal husbandry

Sujeetha

Ashokan

2022

JANS

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The study assessed the awareness and adoption behavior of the tribal respondents belonging to the Kotagiri and Udhagamandalam blocks of the Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu with respect to indigenous practices in animal husbandry and assessed the rationality of the Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK). Three tribal communities viz. Todas, Kotas and Irulas were selected for the study thus comprising 180 as sample of the study. A multistage random sampling method was adopted for the study. The results revealed that the majority of the ITKs had rationality mean scores above 2.5, revealing their wider usage and application in the field of animal husbandry. Turmeric was used to cure ‘bumblefoot’ in chickens, followed by cinnamon which is widely used as a form of oral medicine with feed to poultry. The tribals cured FMD of animals by giving them spider eggs and the ragi flour viz. The rotten horn was cut away with a backstaw leaving a 4cm stub. Traditional knowledge is built on everyday observation and transmitted from the older generation to the young generation through word of mouth. Although, this is more effective in their habitat, it is believed to be totally unscientific and unreliable because it is not recorded. This is recorded only in the minds of the people. The main novelty of this research work is to document and validate the indigenous practices of the tribal communities which are compatible with their traditions and culture. Thus such documented and meaningfully validated indigenous technologies could be promoted among other tribes and farmers of other localities.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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