• Dr.M.KAVASKAR
• Dr.SANTHA GOVIND

During the last four decades, spectacular progress has been achieved in India’s agricultural production. This achievement was due to cultivation of high yielding varieties that were highly input responsive. Shrinking crop areas, fast degenerating natural resource base, continued use of chemical inputs without organic replenishments, indiscriminate use of pesticides, improper soil and water management methods, etc. have caused much disturbance to the ecological base of farming. The major effect of green revolution is that agriculture has become chemicalised. The effect of prolonged and over usage of chemicals and soil has resulted in human health hazards and pollution of the environment. Modern agriculture is equipped with emerging problems. An Eco-friendly practice is one of the best ways to safeguard national food security. Hence, the present research was taken up to assess the adoption behaviour of paddy growers in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamilnadu. A sample size of 80 paddy growers was selected based on random sampling. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents have not adopted the eco-friendly practices such as organic manures, bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides etc., Hence, there is an imperative need to raise the level of adoption of these practices in order to reduce the quantum of environmental hazards by agricultural chemicals, pest resistance, pollution, etc.

Sustainable agriculture, organic farming, environment management, eco-friendly agricultural practices, etc.

"SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT THROUGH ECO-FRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.24-28, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRX006006.pdf

"SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT THROUGH ECO-FRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp24-28, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRX006006.pdf