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Subject: Agricultural Extension × Author: Anil, Kumar A × Author: KAU × End date: 1989 × Start date: 1987 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Involment of farmers in agroforestry programme in Kerala - a critical analysis
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1988) Anil, Kumar A; KAU; Babu, B
    The study was conducted in two selected panchayats each in. Trichur and Waynad districts, Kerala State, India to assess and study (1) The nature and extent of involvement of farmers in Agro-forestry programme in Kerala. (2) The attitude of farmers towards Agro-forestry programme, (3) The motivational pattern of formers far participationin Agro-forestry programme, (4) The constraints perceived by the farmers end Agroforestry personnel in the implementstion of Agro-forestry programme. The study revealed that in Kerala, out of nine independent variables only four independent variables such as education, utilisation of information sources, cosmopaliteness and attitude of farmers towards Agro-forestry programme were positively and significantly correlated with the extent of involvement, Majority of the farmers of Kerala had only medium level of involvement, On an average the orient of involvement of farmers in Agro-forestry programmers as low in Kerala, There is significant difference between farmers of Tnchur and Waynad districts with respect: to their extent of involvement ia Agro-forestry programme. Majority of the farmers of Kerala in general were included in medium attitude group. But on an average farmers had a strong positive attitude towards the Agro-forestry programme. There is no significant difference between farmers of Trichur and Waynad districts with respact to their mean attitude score. Economic motive is the most Important motive for the particioation of farmers in Agro-fores cry programme. Motives which came in the second and third position for participation were the affiliation motive and selfesteem motive respectively. The most important constraint percaived by farmers was the unavailability of water. She next important constraint perceived by farmers wao the "Unavailability of desired plant species". Smaller size of land holding was a constraint which came In the third position. Inadequacy of staff was the most important constraint perceived by Agro-forestry personnel. West to this the most important constraints perceived were the "counter propaganda by certain organisations against this programs” and the "inadequacy of publicity and extension work