Mapping Determinants of Beneficiary Knowledge in TSP: Evidence for Targeted Extension Strategies

Smaranika Mohanty; Santosh Kumar Rout; Debi Kalyan Jayasingh

doi:10.48165/IJEE.2026.621RN04

Authors

Smaranika Mohanty Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7980-9536
Santosh Kumar Rout Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Debi Kalyan Jayasingh Department of Extension Education, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. PIN-751003 https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9090-0559

https://doi.org/10.48165/IJEE.2026.621RN04

Keywords:

Knowledge level, Socio-personal factors, Tribal Sub Plan, tribals, correlation

Abstract

The study was conducted in 2024 to map the determinants of the knowledge levels of tribal beneficiaries enrolled under the Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) programme. A sample of 240 tribal farmers was considered as respondents under multi-stage random sampling, followed by a personal interview with a structured questionnaire for executing the process of data collection. More than half of the factors expressed a significant relationship with the knowledge level of TSP programme. Factors like education, cosmopoliteness, training participation and extension contact were prominently contributing towards knowledge level, as these, along with other factors, in total managed to elucidate about fifty-six per cent of the variation caused in knowledge level.

Author Biographies

Smaranika Mohanty, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Santosh Kumar Rout, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Professor and Dean, Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Debi Kalyan Jayasingh, Department of Extension Education, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. PIN-751003

PhD in Agriculture Science (Extension Education)

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