• Dr.Venkata PrasadRao Sriram

Traditional agriculture was an important practice in the agency areas, especially among tribal communities, both from socioeconomic and ecological points of view. The local knowledge in traditional agriculture among these groups is a significant feature in the villages. Mixed cropping, crop rotation, and mulching were some of the scientific practices in traditional agriculture. However, agriculture was more or less of subsistence over the years; this practice is being sidelined by modern technology in agricultural practice. No doubt farmers are rational in selection of crops or technologies, but their rationalities are influenced by the available local resources around them and the service provisions by public and private agencies for agricultural development. In this context the present study on ‘Sustainable agriculture and sustainable development among tribes in agency area of Visakhapatnam district’, is a significant to find out the present situation in agriculture with reference to development of tribal communities in agency area of Visakhapatnam. Thus, the study observed that many farmers have been selective and rational in selection of technology and crops. At present vegetable cultivation is an alternative source to get income support among the tribal farmers. Some medium and large farmers have been successful in cultivation of oil seeds with modern practices. But the marginal and poor farmers have not been benefited out of this. The involvement of public and private agencies is not so effective in development of agriculture. Therefore, the agency people less eager to understand the needs of the communities in this region due to no equity in distribution of services both communities and villages wise.

Sustainability, agriculture, development, tribal communities

"Sustainable agriculture and sustainable development among tribes in agency area of Visakhapatnam district", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.662-677, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908567.pdf

"Sustainable agriculture and sustainable development among tribes in agency area of Visakhapatnam district", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp662-677, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908567.pdf