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Item Agro techniques for augmentation of carbon storage through crop residue recycling in coconut-based cropping system(2023-03) Jeena Mathew; Abdul Haris, A.; Anithakumari, P.Item Coconut community in India -a profile(CPCRI, 2001-09) Arulraj, S.; Rajagopal, V.; Sairam, C.V.; Thamban, C.; Anithakumari, P.; Dhanapal, R.; Bosco, S.J.D.; Subaharan, K.; Naresh Kumar, S.; George V. Thomas; Vinayaka Hegde; Kumaran, P.M.; Parthasarathy, V.A.Item Coconut-A Health Food(2017-10) Anithakumari, P.Item Community Based Adoption of Intercropping in Coconut Based Farming Systems of Kerala with Special Reference to Tuber Crops(2013) Kalavathi, S.; Krishnakumar, V.; Thomas, R.J.; George V. Thomas; Anithakumari, P.Tuber crops are highly suitable for intercropping in coconut gardens at all growth stages. Hence these crops were included as the major intercrops for enhancing the livelihood security of coconut farmers under two projects funded by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)/The Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) operated through Community Based Organizations (CBOs) under the aegis of Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI). The projects were implemented in four coconut communities,Thekkekkara (under NABARD), Pathiyoor, and Devikulangara of Alappuzha District and Thodiyoor of Kollam District of Kerala (IFAD). Data related to area under intercrops, extent of adoption, income derived from the intercrops and the utilization pattern were recorded before and after the project using a standardized questionnaire template during 2005-2012 period. Data collection was done through personal interview with 609 CBO members and the data were coded and analysed using SPSS. All the four coconut communities indicated significant increase in the area and percentage of holdings under tuber crops and income from tuber crops alone as well as other short duration intercrops in general over the project period. The overall data for all the four communities revealed 3.7 fold increase in area under tuber crops alone and 29% increase in the holdings under adoption of tuber crops, whereas it was 2.2 fold and 24% in the case of intercrops in general. The share of income from tuber crops to total intercrop income increased from 49 to 60% in Thekkekkara, while that of the other three communities in general remained the same (72%) over the project period. The pre and post utilization pattern in terms of the value of product revealed increase in all categories- sold, consumed, supplied in kind and seed material- for tubers alone and intercrops together in all the four communities. In general, the area, production as well as income from tuber crops showed significant improvements through community based adoption. The proportion of tuber crops consumed was much higher (more than 60% of the total production) in Thekkekkara, while more than 50% of the total production was sold in the other areas. The results thus highlight the scope of intensifying the cultivation of tuber crops as food and cash crops to enhance the livelihood security of the coconut farmers.Item Community Extension Approach in Bio-management of Rhinoceros Beetle, the Major Pest of Coconut(2015) Anithakumari, P.; Muralidharan, K.; Kalavathi, S.Item Community farm school approach for coconut seedlings/juveniles through collaborative social actions(2023) Anithakumari, P.; Indhuja, S; Shareefa, M.Item Community farm school approach for coconut seedlings/juveniles through collaborative social actions(2023-12-01) Anithakumari, P.; Indhuja, S; Shareefa, M.Three Grama Panchayats in Kerala's Alappuzha district undertook community-level participatory action research in 2019–2021. A total of 90 coconut farmers participated in the adoption of ICAR-CPCRI technology to produce West Coast Tall (WCT) coconut seedlings that are resistant/tolerant to the root (wilt) disease at the community level. Partners included extension agents, coconut producers' societies (CPS) and clusters, women self-help groups (WSHGs), and agricultural labor organizations. The characteristics of technologies that are suggested for adoption in root (wilt) disease-affected tracts, such as the scientific management of young coconut trees and the production of high-quality seedlings through community nurseries, challenge the idea of adoption. There are a lot of variances in the homestead gardens' marginal holdings, including expertise, the use of technology, and access to advisory services. Government agencies provided the majority of the seedlings and extension advisory services, emphasizing the necessity for FPO-based or private extension in the coconut growing industry. The coconut farmers' understanding has significantly improved as a result of the participatory interventions for managing seedlings. The participatory demonstration and community farm school (CFS) strategy is discussed in the paper as a way for homesteads to manage juvenile coconuts while integrating new ideas and fostering cross and reciprocal learning. Refining the current extension approach requires integrating new knowledge about the characteristics of seedling growth, future economic performance, and social evaluation of choices of technological, individual, and skill-oriented interventions in risk-prone areas with debilitating root (wilt) disease.Item e- kalpa: Coconut information on your fingertips(2019) Anithakumari, P.; Krishnakumar, V.; Chowdappa, P.Item Experiential learning in integrated root (wilt) disease management over fi ve decades: Case study(2024-07-01) Anithakumari, P.Item Farm Ponds in Coconut Gardens for Doubling Farm Income(2019-12) Anithakumari, P.; Mahima Mohan; Muhammed Ijaz; Nlsha.BItem Farmer Initiatves in ICT Use for Information Exchange(2016) Anithakumari, P.; Muralidharan, K.; Thamban, C.; Kalavathi, S.Item Harvesting Wisdom of Coconut Growers(2016-12) Anithakumari, P.; Chandrika Mohan; Anok UchoiItem Impact of area-wide extension approach for bio-management of rhinoceros beetle with Metarhizium anisopliae(2016) Anithakumari, P.; Muralidharan, K.; Chandrika MohanArea-wide community extension approach (AWCA) was pilot tested for bio-management of rhinoceros beetle in Edava panchayat of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala state during the period 2010-2013. It focused on holdings having potential breeding sites of the pest and were treated with green muscardine fungus (GMF) Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.), multiplied at farm level by trained farm women groups. The project was implemented as participatory action research in an area of 520 ha of coconut involving over 5500 small and marginal farmers and stakeholders. AWCA proved to reduce the variability of technology impact in pest management compared to individual level of adoption. Significant reduction in the percentage incidence of rhinoceros beetles (72.9 ± 9.3 to 58.1 ± 9.3) was achieved in Edava panchayat whereas, it was more or less same (74.5%) during the period 2010-2013 in a non-intervention area (Kottamkara panchayat in Kollam district), where, only conventional extension approach was followed. Similarly, the average number of symptoms in coconut fronds per palm was also found to be reduced in AWCA area. It ranged from 1.6 to 4.6 before interventions and reduced to a range of 1.0 to 2.8 after interventions. In the non-intervention area, it remained almost same (2.9 and 3.0 cuts per palm, respectively in 2010 and 2013). Impact of AWCA was observed to be more or less geographically contiguous on depicting the percentage reduction in severity of rhinoceros infestation in different wards of Edava panchayat using GIS tools.Item Impact of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) in Coconut Crop in Kerala State: Gender Based Knowledge Analysis(2017-10) Anithakumari, P.; Chandrika MohanItem Inch of land with bunch of enterprises(2018) Anithakumari, P.; Merin Babu; Indhuja, SItem Leadership and social intelligence of coconut farmer leaders and implications in extension services(2019-12) Anithakumari, P.; Jayasekhar, S.Item Management of stem bleeding disease of coconut using Trichoderma sp. and organics(2015-08) Lekha, G.; Muralidharan, P.; Anithakumari, P.Item Managing coconut rhinoceros beetle(2014) Anithakumari, P.; Chandrika Mohan; Muralidharan, K.; Krishnakumar, V.; Chowdappa, P.Item Organic Farming Practices in Palms and Cocoa: Field Level Scenario and Future Strategies(2017) Jaganathan, D.; Thamban, C.; Jayasekhar, S.; Jose, C.T.; Krishnakumar, V.; Anithakumari, P.; Chandran, K.P.