Sulaja O R creator Geethakutty P R (Guide) text xx Vellanikkara Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Horticulture 1999 9999 monographic und

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A research study was conducted to identify and analyse the endangered skills in the farming systems of Mukundapuram Taluk, Thrissur District. The study also aimed at analysing the relationship of participation of farm youth in farming and their acquisition of indigenous skills with their behavioural characteristics. The factors associated with the endangered conditions of farm ski lis and the constraints in relation to the participation of farm youth in farming were analysed. The study was conducted in two phases - phase I and phase H. The sample selected for the study was of 100 farm youth which consisted of 50 each of young farmers and young farm labourers. The phase I of the study covered all the 27 panchayats of Mukundapuram Taluk, and the phase II was conducted in five selected panchayats of the Taluk. The research endeavour identified 73 indigenous farm skills of which 38 skills were endangered, 33 still popular and two extinct skills. The factors associated with the endangered conditions of farm skills were identified. The phase II revealed significant variaticn In the indigenous skill acquisition index (ISAI) of farmers. Majority (54%) of the farm youth were in the range of very Iow to Iow ISAI. Index of participation in farming (IPF) revealed that almost half of the farm youth had very low to Iow participation in farming. The physical participation of majority of young farmers were low to very Iow but they had high to moderately high participation as supervision, in farming. The young farm labourers had high to moderately high physical participation while they had low to very low supervision in farming. Statistical analysis revealed that 39.24 per cent of the variation in the participation of farm youth in farming was influenced by six variables namely self confidence, risk orientation, social participation, agricultural background, attitude towards self employment in agriculture and allied fields and econorrnc moti vation. About 19.7 per cent of variation in the acquisition of indigenous skill by farm youth was explained by five variables namely primary occupation, attitude towards self employment in agriculture and allied fields, self confidence, sense of responsibility in farming and farming experience. Among the constraints perceived by farm youth in relation to their participation in farming, risk and uncertainty involved, drudgery of labour and low profit from agriculture were perceived as important. These imply that farming should be viewed as an enterprise and strategies and programmes should be devised to inculcate the entrepreneurial skills in the farm youth. Concerted efforts for evolving appropriate, small machines and promotion of farm mechanisation are also needed in this context. Identification, documentation and utilisation of the extinct/endangered farm skills can form the starting point of such efforts of applied research. MSc 630.71 SUL/EN https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810155025 https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810155025 140128 20220827114309.0