ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF RISK IN DAIRY AND COCONUT PRODUCTION IN COASTAL KERALA
| dc.contributor.advisor | SIROHI, SMITA | |
| dc.contributor.author | M, ANOOP | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T14:15:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T14:15:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Indian agriculture is faced with a number of risks and uncertainties, and Kerala is not an exception for this. Coconut and dairy farming are two major livelihood activities of small and marginal farmers in the state. The present study examined the risks in dairy and coconut production in Kerala, the effect of risk on adoption of management practices by the farmers, and the efficacy of institutional arrangements in managing risk. The study was based on both secondary and primary data. The secondary data were collected for all districts of Kerala, while primary survey was carried out in Kozhikode and Malapuram districts of Kerala. The instability in area, production and productivity of coconut was not high during 1985-2016 making it a low risk enterprise, but very low growth rates for three decade period suggested that coconut farmers are highly vulnerable to income stagnation. Farm wholesale price of coconut showed comparatively high growth rates, but it was accompanied by high instability also. In case of dairy production, instability in crossbred yield and milk production was low in most districts except Malappuram and Kozhikkode. The dairy farmers were not vulnerable to price risk as milk purchase price by cooperatives were found to be stable along with high growth rate in the state. Risk factor was found to have significant influence on farmers adoption behaviour of better management practices like irrigation in coconut cultivation and mineral mixture usage in dairy. Probabilities of downside risk and extreme events were found hindering farmers adoption of these management practices. If the farmers get more awareness through education and more extension visits, it was found to have favourable effect on adoption of better management practices. Membership in cooperative societies or producer companies were found to help farmers in effectively managing income risk over time. Value addition, farm diversification and not stopping spending on management practices during times of losses were the other factors found helping the farmers in managing income risk. The study emphasised on the need for better risk coping mechanisms, awareness creation among the farmers, and also to make available necessary inputs on credit basis in times of risk events so that farmers may adopt better management practices and it will stabilize and augment their income. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810200955 | |
| dc.language.iso | English | |
| dc.pages | 182 p. | |
| dc.publisher | ICAR-NDRI, KARNAL | |
| dc.sub | Agricultural Economics | |
| dc.theme | Ph.D. | |
| dc.these.type | Ph.D | |
| dc.title | ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF RISK IN DAIRY AND COCONUT PRODUCTION IN COASTAL KERALA | |
| dc.type | Thesis |