Babu, BBalakrishnan, NKAU2019-11-022019-11-021987http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810133804PGWith an objective to analyse the constraints of training and visit system in Kerala a study was conducted in the selected districts of five HARP regions of Kerala State namely, Trivandrum, Alleppey, Idukkl, Trichur and Malappuram. In the study it was aimed to identify the importants constraints perceived by the officials, in the areas of administration, dissemination of message and infrastructure, and also the important constraints perceived by the contact farmers in the adoption of selected farm practices in paddy and coconut cultivation. The study revealed that the administrative constraints perceived by the officials were positively correlated with their over all perception of constraints. This shows that the administrative constraints felt by the officials has a greater influence on their day to day official work, among the twelve administrative constraints studied, it was found that 10% and above respondents perceived as important of seven administrative constraints. The constraints in the dissemination of message also found positively correlated with perception, among the twelve constraints in the dissemination of message it was found that 70% and above respondents perceived as important in six statements and this indicate that these are the very important constraint in the dissemination of messages. In the analysis six infrastructural constraints scored most- important by 70% of the respondents out of twelve constraints analysed. This indicate that infrastructure constraints has a greater influence in the perception of officials on their official duties. Xn the case of contact fanners administrative constraints correlated in the adoption of selected farm practices of paddy and coconut. Shis constraint has an influence in the adoption of improved farm practices of paddy and coconut cultivation. It was also found that infrastructural constraints positively correlated with adoption of selected practices in paddy and coconut cultivation. All the other variables viz. socio-economic status, constraints falt by the contact farmers in the adoption of selected farm practices of paddy and coconut were also found significantly correlated. It was also observed that constraints perceived by the contact farmers in the areas of administration, infrastructure and dissemination of message was positively correlated with adoption.ennullThesis