Association between socio-economic parameters and agroforestry uptake : evidences from Eastern Himalaya
2008
Sood, K.K. | Najiar, C. | Singh, K.A. | Handique, P. | Singh, B. | Rethy, P.
Many Agroforestry programmes, started during 1970s in various countries, suffered on account of ignoring the socio-economic structure of farm households in the design of these programmes. The empirical studies on behaviour of households on on-farm tree cultivation are now gaining importance to design socially acceptable Agroforestry progranunes to encourage Agroforestry uptake. The study has been carried out in Jaintia hills district of Meghalaya which is located in Indian Eastern Himalayas. The data have been collected on a pre-structured schedule in personal interviews with the head of the households. Amongst social factors family literacy, government employment, size of agricultural holding, religion and mobility of h~ad of household showed significant influence on on-farm tree cultivation. Cropping intensity, size of agricultural holding, annual agricultural income, on-farm income, total household income and area under paddy cultivation were the economic aspects of farm households which influenced cultivation of trees on the farms. The study implies need to consider socio-ecouomic factors to encourage the level of on-farm tree cultivation and design socially acceptable Agroforestry progranunes
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