Prevalence of ITK practices among rice farmers in Odisha: An Indian Knowledge System perspective

Debi Kalyan Jayasingh; Pujalipta Behera; Kamalakanta Behera

doi:10.48165/IJEE.2026.62422

Authors

Debi Kalyan Jayasingh Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. PIN-751003 https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9090-0559
Pujalipta Behera Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Kamalakanta Behera Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

https://doi.org/10.48165/IJEE.2026.62422

Keywords:

Adoption, IKS, ITK, Indigenous Technical Knowledge, Odisha, Regression, Rice, Traditional

Abstract

The study was conducted in 2025 to list out the Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) practices with its extent of adoption among rice growers and the determinants influencing such adoption. Multi-stage random sampling was followed to culminate 320 respondents across four districts of the Odisha. Majority of the respondents exhibited moderate extent (51.25%) of ITK adoption. Botanical preservation of stored grains and sun-drying of paddy seeds recorded the highest adoption indices. Family eldership transpired as the primary source of ITK information. Multiple linear as well as stepwise regression models concurred that extension contact, farming experience and age have positively, whereas economic motivation has negatively, governed adoption extent of ITKs. Stepwise model kept four predictors delineating variance comparable to the linear model, underlining the efficiency of targeted extension-driven interventions for sustaining indigenous farming knowledge.

Author Biographies

Debi Kalyan Jayasingh, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. PIN-751003

PhD in Agriculture Science (Extension Education)
Pujalipta Behera, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Assistant Statistician, Comprehensive Scheme
Kamalakanta Behera, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Scientist (Agricultural Extension), KVK Balasore

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