Tribal farmers’ perception towards sustainable agriculture in odisha

"Able to be maintained" this is what the term sustainable stands for. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, sustainable agriculture is "the successful management of resources for agriculture to satisfy changing human needs while maintaining or enhancing the quality of environment and conserving natural resources". The Sustainable Development Goals are a framework of 17 goals and 169 targets across social, economic, and environmental areas of sustainable development. The second goal is to focus on the promotion of sustainable agriculture. This research will help in filling the major gaps in sociological studies of sustainable agriculture. This information will be helpful for farmers, development organizations, donors, and policy makers in formulating the development of effective initiatives and policies to support the development of sustainable agriculture. The main aim of this study is to evaluate farmer's awareness of sustainable agriculture and issues related to it. This study was done in southern region of Odisha, India. 150 respondents have been selected from that region. Chi-square analysis was used to test the hypotheses. There was significant relationship (p< 0.05) among respondent's age, educational background, farm size, social aspects, benefits, and awareness of Sustainable Agriculture.