Effectiveness of Training on Bio-intensive IPM Practices in Vegetables among Tribal

IPM is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on the long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of
techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modi

ication of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties.
Pesticides are used only after monitoring indicates they are needed according to established guidelines, and treatments are made
with the goal of removing only the target organism. Pest control materials are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes risks
to human health, bene

icial and non-target organisms, and the environment. This study was conducted to measure the training
effectiveness of IPM technologies and awarness about the bio control agents among the tribal farmers. Results revealed that the
majority of the tribal farmers were aware of Pseudomonas

luorescence (28%) followed by Trichoderma viridi (20%) and Bacillus
subtilis (16.67%) before attending the training and cent per cent awareness was found with respect to Trichoderma viridi and
Pseudomonas

luorescence due to the training. The majority (55%) of them expressed that high level of effectiveness for the training
programme followed by medium level (21.70%) and low level (15 %). Adequate information in a particular area’ with weighted a
mean score of 3.05 and ‘easy understanding’ with a weighted mean score 2.95 were the most important aspects where training was
found effective. The overall training Effectiveness Index was found to be 64.5 per cent which implies that the training conducted was
successful and rated as Good.