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DEFYING ADOPTER CATEGORIES AMONG FARMERS: LESSONS FOR EXTENSION

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Title DEFYING ADOPTER CATEGORIES AMONG FARMERS: LESSONS FOR EXTENSION
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Creator P. Anithakumari
 
Subject AREA-WIDE COMMUNITY EXTENSION APPROACH (AWCA)
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA)
 
Description The CPCRI experiences indicated the inefficiency of individual farmer-based technology dissemination
and adoption in managing the major pest, Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB). Non-availability of bio
control agents and non-consideration of area wide distribution of breeding sites (which many times
fall outside the coconut holdings) in technology dissemination were the main reasons for the lack of
success. The imperative of reaching out to a large number of farmers (7 to 12 farmers per hectare)
added to the problem. Varied adoption and non-adoption of technologies by individual farmers
reduced the efficiency of CRB management in general. Hence, adoption of an area-wide community
extension approach – coordinated by groups – was promoted to bring down individual garden-based
variability in order to significantly reduce pest incidence throughout the area of intervention.
Extension services, in general, follow an individual farmer centric approach in promoting new
technologies in agriculture. Such an approach is less effective especially while working with small and
marginal farmers. In the case of coconut, small and marginal farmers dominate the sector and they
are engaged mostly in homestead farming. The ICAR Central Plantation Crops Research Institute
(CPCRI), Regional Station, Kayamkulam (Kerala) pilot-tested several technologies among coconut based homestead farmers, especially in root (wilt) disease affected areas. The disease is of a debilitating nature, adversely affecting the health and productivity of affected palms and there are no absolute control measures. Root (wilt) affected coconut palms are more vulnerable to pests and diseases, adding to the income and investment woes of homestead farmers.
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Date 2024-04-05T13:57:46Z
2024-04-05T13:57:46Z
2022-03-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/81875
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Agricultural Extension in South Asia (AESA)