Constraints Perceived by the Pastoralists of Hilly Regions of Jammu and Kashmir in the Utilization of Indigenous Technical Knowledge

Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, ISSN: 2231-0843 (old),Vol.: 24, Issue.: 2 Adil Masood Khateeb1*, S. A. Khandi1, M. S. Bhadwal1, Muneer Ahmed Dar2, Sajad Ahmed Wani3, Fahad Shahjar1 and Farzana Choudhary1 1Division of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, R. S. Pura, Jammu-181102 J&K, India. 2Division of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, R. S. Pura, Jammu-181102 J&K, India. 3Division of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, KCVAS, Amritsar, India. Abstracts This article provides a systematic analysis of the challenges perceived by pastoralists of hilly regions of Jammu and Kashmir in the utilization of Indigenous technical knowledge. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect primary data from 120 ITK users. The findings indicated that practitioners faced various challenges in managing their indigenous knowledge. Inability to identify the right plant, no scientific validation, modification and optimization of indigenous technical knowledge, perception about indigenous technical knowledge that it is out dated, inconvenient and time consuming nature of indigenous technical knowledge were most serious constraints perceived by the indigenous technical knowledge practitioners. Keywords : Indigenous technical knowledge; constraints; Jammu and Kashmir; pastoralists; plants. Full Article - PDF Page 1-5 Article Metrics Review History Post-publication Comments (0)