“Constraints faced and Suggestions offered by Tribal Farmers of Navsari District of South Gujarat in Watershed Management through No-Cost and Low-Cost Technologies” Patel Niraj. G.1, Dr. Chauhan N. M.2 1P.G. Student, Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Waghai-Dang-394 730, Gujarat 2Associate professor. Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Waghai-Dang-394 730, Gujarat Online published on 22 June, 2018. Abstract The present study is carried out to find out, to what extent tribal farmers had adopted the low-cost and no-cost technologies of watershed management as well as which are the constraints faced by them and the possible remedies to overcome the same. For generating information on this dimension, this study is the modest attempt in developing sound and systematic knowledge. Keeping in view above facts present study entitled “Constraints faced and Suggestions offered by Tribal Farmers of Navsari District of South Gujarat in Watershed Management through No-Cost and Low-cost Technologies” was planned with specific objectives: To ascertain the relationship between profile of tribal farmer and extent of knowledge and adoption of no-cost and low-cost watershed management technologies, to study the constraints faced by tribal farmers in adoption of no-cost and low-cost watershed management technologies and to seek their suggestions from tribal farmers to overcome the constraints faced by them. The important findings of the study are slightly less than half (45.83 per cent) of the tribal farmers had medium level of overall knowledge about no-cost and low-cost technologies of watershed management. Slightly more than half (52.50 per cent) of the tribal farmers had medium level of overall adoption about no-cost and low-cost technologies of watershed management. Independent variables viz. age is the only negative and significant with knowledge and adoption of watershed management practices. Remaining all independent variables found positive and significant relationship between profile of tribal farmers and their knowledge and adoption of no-cost and low-cost technologies of watershed management. Less subsidy, lack of knowledge about soil and water conservation technology, construction of field bund is costly, lack of technical guidance and lack of finance were the major problems faced by tribal farmers in case of soil and water conservation technology. While, in case of crop production technology lack of knowledge about recommended crop production technology, low market price of agricultural products, lack of technical guidance, lack of finance to purchase inputs and high cost of farm inputs were the major problems expressed by tribal farmers in adoption of no-cost and low-cost technologies of watershed management. Tribal farmers of study area suggested that; field demonstrations should be organized, loan and subsidy should be easily available, remunerative market prices of agricultural products should be provided to the farmers, farmers should be protected by crop insurance in case of failure of season and more training should be imparted to the farmers. Top |