Suggestions Expressed By The Tribal Farmers Of Kolli Hills To Improve Effective Communication For Better Agricultural Production

Abstract

The Study was carried out in order to determine the suggestions made by the tribal farmers in Namakkal District's Kolli hills. The hills of Kolli are important to Tamilnadu. A sample of three hundred tribal farmers (respondents) was selected from the tribal hamlets using proportionate random sampling technique. Sixteen variables were selected. The data were collected with the help of well structured and pretested interview schedule and suitable statistical tools were used to analyse the data.  The research showed that most of the Tribal respondents indicated that agricultural extension programmes ought to be strengthened. Enhancement of agricultural expansion services, allocation of more agricultural extension agents in tribal traits, the provision of farmers with location-based specific technologies.