Cross-regional analysis on usage of Indigenous Technical Knowledge in dairy farming

Ponnusamy, K.; Kale, Rajiv Baliram; Ravi, K.; Devi, M. C. A.; Sharma, Parvinder

doi:10.18805/ijar.8599

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“…ii Sarita et al (2017) and reported that only 42.8 per cent of respondents knew only two harms adverse effects followed by < 2 harms (36.4%) and > 2 harms of ectoparasites (20.8%). There is need of extension programmes to educate the farmers about diseases transmitted through ectoparasites and to reduce the economic loss to the farmers (Ponnusamy et al 2017).…”

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“…It was found that more than fifty per cent dairy farmers had partially adopted the practice of maintaining the proper distance between the animals to avoid the transfer of ectoparasites from one animal to another (59.33%). Majority of dairy farmers (93.33%) had not adopted insects preventive net followed by calcium carbonate (83.67%) and home remedies like neem oils (62.67%) to prevent & control of bovine ectoparasites (Ponnusamy et al 2017). More than half (54.33%) of dairy farmers had fully adopted the practice of regular bathing of animals for effective control of ectoparasite.…”

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Knowledge and adoption level of dairy farmers about bovine ectoparasites in the operational area of dairy Vigyan Kendra, Vejalpur, Gujarat (India)

Jadav

2021

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The study was carried out to assess the knowledge and adoption level of dairy farmers about bovine ectoparasites in the operational area of Dairy Vigyan Kendra (DVK), Vejalpur, Gujarat (India) during 2019-2020. Using the simple random sampling method, 300 respondents from 30 villages of 10 talukas in the operational area of Dairy Vigyan Kendra, Vejalpur were selected. Majority of dairy farmers (80.33%) reported that their animals were suffering from ticks. An interview schedule was prepared encompassing various aspects of ectoparasites and their control to ascertain the level of knowledge. The majority of dairy farmers had medium level of knowledge (42.33%) and adoption (50.00%) about bovine ectoparasites. Dairy farmers can increase their knowledge about bovine ectoparasites through participation in various extension activities and use of different mass media which might reinforce them to adopt scientific practices regarding control of bovine ectoparasites.

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Knowledge and adoption level of dairy farmers about bovine ectoparasites in the operational area of dairy Vigyan Kendra, Vejalpur, Gujarat (India)

Jadav

2021

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“…Rationality refers to the degree to which ITKs can be explained or supported with scientific explanations, or established based on long term experiences (Husain and Sundaramari, 2011;Ponnusamy et al, 2017). Rationality scale (Hiranand, 1979) with some modification was used to judge the rationality of the ITK.…”

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Traditional knowledge of the fishermen community of Indian Sundarbans: An assessment of rationality and effectiveness

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Manna³

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The present paper describes various Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) of the fishermen community of Indian Sundarbans in West Bengal documented during the period from 2013 to 2015. A total of eleven ITKs were documented including therapeutic value of fish with special reference to small indigenous fishes (SIF) and were categorised based on their uses. Effectiveness and rationality were assessed based on the view of the experts as well as that of fishers. The study indicated that seven ITKs documented were rational and effective. Those valid ITKs include four types of unique fishing methods; fish as special energy booster; methods to support natural fish breeding and fish marketing. Remaining four ITKs, like use of fishes to address unique human health issues, method to reduce mortality during prawn seed transport and behaviour of fish for forecasting extreme climatic events, although appeared as irrational and less effective as per the view of experts, fishers are practicing them and hence demand special attention for proper validation, improvement and popularisation in the context of changing regional resource structure and stakeholders’ needs.

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“…Concerted efforts need to be oriented toward technology demonstration and social engagement among women for enhancing farming standards [ 9 ]. Practices derived from indigenous system have the main role in farming engaged by resource-poor farmers [ 10 ]. These knowledge systems can complement formal system in controlling livestock ailments [ 11 ] and provide solutions where accessibility is constraint [ 12 ].…”

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Social engineering of societal knowledge in livestock science: Can we be more empathetic?

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Questions are raised in effective utilization of farmer’s wisdom by communities in their farming. Planners support to livelihood emphasize mostly of inputs from outside and not setting up sustainable goals. Formal institutions and planners of program are finding constraints and sceptical in wider dissemination of indigenous knowledge research system (IKRS). This is in spite of evidence that considerable number of farmer’s in livestock sector depends on IKRS. In this context, it is pertinent to showcase dissemination potential of these knowledge system(s) in larger geographical areas. The review illustrates different challenges encountered while control of livestock ailments like ectoparasite infestation through IKRS. Several times, it was opinioned to provide or share IKRS to thwart ailments in a specific region. This is interesting as it was narrated how formal system is unable to recognize farmer’s problem and challenges in integrating these sustainable practices. It has to be noted that disseminating activities seldom takes into account the experimental potential of farmers. This review paper articulates various evidences generated in enhancing diffusion thereby dissemination of IKRS. The nature of support extended by IKRS in entrepreneurial activity of smallholder farming units did not get adequate recognition. There needs to be minimum standard protocol in deriving benefit from such low-cost alternative technologies. This will enrich incremental innovation activities as per location specific need and provide scope for wider dissemination.

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Cross-regional analysis on usage of Indigenous Technical Knowledge in dairy farming

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Knowledge and adoption level of dairy farmers about bovine ectoparasites in the operational area of dairy Vigyan Kendra, Vejalpur, Gujarat (India)

Knowledge and adoption level of dairy farmers about bovine ectoparasites in the operational area of dairy Vigyan Kendra, Vejalpur, Gujarat (India)

Traditional knowledge of the fishermen community of Indian Sundarbans: An assessment of rationality and effectiveness

Social engineering of societal knowledge in livestock science: Can we be more empathetic?

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