Coconut climbing methods and devices: A participatory analysis of constraints and strategies

dc.contributor.authorThamban, C.
dc.contributor.authorMathew, A.C.
dc.contributor.authorMuralidharan, K.
dc.contributor.authorSubramanian, P.
dc.contributor.authorVidhan Singh, T.
dc.contributor.authorMadhavan, K.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-02T10:57:16Z
dc.date.available2014-06-02T10:57:16Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractSocio-economic characteristics, extent of knowledge about integrated management of selected pest and diseases of coconut and technical efficiency of mechanical climbing devices were analysed in a study conducted among 87 coconut climbers in Kasaragod District. Matrix scoring, one of the Participatory Rural Appraisal tools, was employed to elicit data for the participatory assessment of the climbing devices. Among the climbers 22 per cent were illiterate, 57 per cent had primary school level of education, eight per cent were landless and 64 per cent were having only 10 to 50 cents of land holding. Only 14 per cent of the climbers used mechanical devices for climbing coconut palms. Seventy four per cent of the climbers attended to plant protection measures, mainly control measures for bud rot disease and rhinoceros beetle, apart form harvesting and crown cleaning. Except one climber, none of them had attended any training on PP measures in coconut. Majority of the climbers did not possess the required level of knowledge about the control measures recommended against bud rot disease and rhinoceros beetle infestation. The average time taken to set the device on the tree was more for the Chemberi Joseph model of climbing device but it took less time for climbing up the tree. CPCRI model was assessed better on the dimension of safety for the climber and simplicity in the design of the device. Chemberi Joseph model was assessed better on the dimensions of less drudgery involved in climbing, suitability for using under all weather situations and cost of the device.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Plantation Crops, 2011, 39 (1): 148-152en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2221
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSocio-economic profile characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectcoconut climbing methodsen_US
dc.subjectparticipatory assessmenten_US
dc.titleCoconut climbing methods and devices: A participatory analysis of constraints and strategiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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