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    Communication patterns among contact farmers in Kerala
    (Kerala Agricultural University, 1984) Abdul Kareem, K; Menon, A G G; Bhaskaran, C
    The research study conducted among selected contact farmers in Trivandrum district of Kerala revealed that majority of the respondents received most of the information, on coconut cultivation from Agricultural Demonstrators of the Department of Agriculture and 'local leaders' were the least consulted source of agro-information. The study brought to light the increasing difficulty the contact farmers experienced in decoding and encoding as the complexity of the message increased. The respondents communicated technical information to 'non-contact farmers of their own area' more frequently. Out of the three types of information feedback, communication of information related to technical aspects was the most important form of feedback.
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    Communication role and behaviour of contact farmers under training and visit system in Kerala
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1984) Abdul Kareem, K; Menon, A G G
    A research study was conducted In Trivandrum district, Kerala, India to assess and study the following 1. The interpersonal commuication behaviour of contact farmers including tha pattern of information input, processing, output and feedback. 2. The role perception and role performance of contact farmers. 3. The socio-economic and psychological characteristics of contact formers. 4. The relationship between interpersonal oorrmnication behaviour of contact farmers and their socio-economic and psychological characteristics.
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    Constraints perceived by the task force members in the people's campaign for decentralized planning
    (Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikara, 2001) Abdul Kareem, K; Giridharan, M P
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    Determinants of communication behaviour of contact farmers - a path analysis
    (Kerala Agricultural University, 1985) Abdul Kareem, K; Menon, A G G; Bhaskaran, C
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    Income generation from IRDP schemes
    (Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikara, 2001) Abdul Kareem, K; Jayaramaiah, K M; Kateppa, Y
    A study conducted in Kannur district of Kerala revealed that only 66.2 per cent of the IRDP beneficiaries has positive income generation. The average net income before and after repayment of loan was highest in fisheries followed by tailoring and milch cattle schemes. The poorest income generator was forestbased industries, which was significantly inferior to all other schemes. The programme participation turned out to be the variable having highest positive and significant correlation with net income from IRDP schemes followed by entrepreneurial ability.