Narayanan Jayakumar

MIT -College of Agriculture and Technology · Department of Social Science

The study was undertaken to understand the attitude of farmers towards Indigenous Wetland Agricultural Practices. Indigenous Wetland Agricultural Practices are considered to be eco-friendly and cost effective and an antidote for reviving sustainable farming in the wetlands. They need to be sensibly promoted among the farming community. Attitude dec...

Introduction Rice, the major staple food of more than half of the humanity is mostly grown in wetlands. Wetlands ecosystems cover about six percent of the total global land area [1]. The wetlands possess an array of Indigenous Wetland Agricultural Practices (IWAPs), which are cost effective and eco-friendly. The benefits of IWAPs to multiple stakeh...

The role of National and International NGOs in agricultural development is well recognized and documented. In the present day scenario, local NGOs have started to focus their intervention on sectors like Watershed and Irrigation management, Farm management practices, crop diversification and value addition. These interventions with high priority fo...

A study was conducted in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu state to understand the learning styles of students. The term learning style refers to the way or method or approach by which a student learns. The study explored the possible learning style variations among agricultural, horticultural, engineering and arts & science students and their associa...

The study was conducted in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu, to assess the awareness and adoption of Indigenous Practices for pest control in rice cultivation. One hundred and twenty rice growing farmers were purposively selected from five blocks of Vellore district for the study. Twenty six indigenous crop production practices for rice cultivation a...

The study was conducted in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu, to assess the awareness and adoption of Indigenous Crop Production Practices in Rice cultivation. One hundred and twenty rice growing farmers were purposively selected from five blocks of Vellore district for the study. Twenty six indigenous crop production practices for rice cultivation as...

In our society academic achievement is considered as a key criterion to judge one's total potentiality and capability. Academic achievement is seen as a students' grade point averages in many academic settings. Academic achievement has become an index of students' future in this highly competitive world and Agricultural education is no exception. H...

Women play an important role in Agriculture, especially in developing countries. Promoting gender equality is crucial for agricultural development and food security. Agricultural extension services have a long tradition of working predominantly with men and only 15 percent of the world's extension agents are women. World Bank has suggested "Increas...

Sustainability in agriculture is dependent on the integration of Indigenous knowledge and local biodiversity and bio resources into mainstream agriculture. Sustainable agricultural practices that have evolved over the years could provide answers to the current crisis in the agriculture sector. Sustainability does not limit itself to the practices o...

A study was conducted in the North eastern agro-climatic zone of Tamil Nadu, India to analyze the possible impact of the psychological antecedents of attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices(IWPs) among the farming community. Two hundred and nine farmers were selected at random from ten blocks in three districts of the state. Their psychologic...