Farmers’ Perception on Environmental Degradation Due to Indiscriminate Use of Modern Practices: A Case Study from Madurai District, Tamil Nadu
| Autor: | T. Thanga Durai, M. Umanath, R. Paramasivam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
media_common.quotation_subject 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 01 natural sciences language.human_language Geography Environmental protection Perception Tamil 040103 agronomy & agriculture language 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Socioeconomics Environmental degradation 010606 plant biology & botany General Environmental Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Current World Environment. 11:291-295 |
| ISSN: | 2320-8031 0973-4929 |
| DOI: | 10.12944/cwe.11.1.35 |
| Popis: | In this study, we attempted to assess the awareness and perception of farmers on the environmental degradation due to modern input usage in paddy cultivation in Southern Tamil Nadu. The two-stage random sampling procedure was followed to select the sample farmers and 66 farmers were surveyed in Vadipatti Taluk located on Periyar-Vaigai irrigation system in Tamil Nadu. The paired comparison technique was used to measure the level of awareness on the environmental problems and Tobit regression function was employed to identify the determinants of environmental awareness level. The results of the study revealed that only 23 per cent of the farmers were highly aware about the environmental degradation created by the indiscriminate application of modern inputs. Reduction in soil fertility, population size of soil micro-organism and earth worms were the well-known negative effects in the study region. Experience, education and extension contact were the major factors determining the perception and awareness about environmental degradation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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