Impact of transfer of technology on small coconut holdings of Kerala
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1993
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With a view to enhancing the socio-economic condition of the farm families in the villages of Kerala, two operational research projects on integrated land use and garden land management at Muttathody village in the northern zone and package of practices for the coconut root (wilt) affected disease area at Krishnapuram village in the southern zone of Kerala were started. Identified technologies were adopted and the developmental activities were extended to farmers in collaboration with different agencies. These activities included popularising agricultural and animal husbandry practices for different strata of farming community, integrated land use plan, timely supply of inputs, arranging agricultural credit, constructing community irrigation tanks and providing electrical energy to the village. The post-operational survey revealed that there was considerable increase in the nutrient consumption as well as yield of coconuts when compared to the pre-operational period. There was 49 per cent decline in the leaf rot disease. The yield of paddy has increased from 137 to 2.671 per ha between 1974 and 1983. The adoption of intercropping and mixed cropping in coconut and arecanut gardens also increased considerably. The improved goat breeds Sannen and Malabari introduced into the operational area enhanced the milk production by three times. The production rate of fresh-water fish in the Krishnapuram village increased from 0-244 kg/ha during 1976 to 395-700 kg/ha during 1982-83. The total area under irrigation increased by SO per cent. The number of pumpsets installed in the village increased from 93 to 388 during the project period. By arranging power supply to the Muttathody village 295 wells and 502 houses were electrified.
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In : Advances in Coconut Research and Development 1993 (Eds.)MK Nair, HH Khan; P Gopalasundaram ; EVV Bhaskara Rao, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. New Delhi, 759 p(International symposium on Coconut Research and Development (ISOCRAD*II), 26-29 November 1991, CPCRI, Kasaragod) p-693-697