Browsing by Author "Vijayaragavan, K"

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    Adoption of sustainable agricultural practices by traditional rice growers
    (Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikara, 2001) Binoo P, Bonny; Vijayaragavan, K
    Farmer sustainability index (FSI) was developed to measure the adoption of sustainable practices by traditional rice growers of Kuttanad agro-ecosystem in Kerala. Based on the mean FSI scores of each group, the groups were named as conventional and sustainable. The results indicate a wide range between the mean FSI scores of conventional (23.95) and sustainable (70.06) adopter categories. The conventional and sustainable adopter categories maintained significantly distinct positions on all selected practices and also on the overall total FSI scores. It proved that the conventional and sustainable groups acted differently on all production practices in concordance with their technological allegiance.
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    Factors of agro-ecosystem sustainability - A value perspective of farmers
    (Kerala Agricultural University, 2000) Binoo P Bonny; Vijayaragavan, K
    Sustainable agriculture has been accepted as a promising alternative to the high input agriculture. However, there has been no consensus as to what constituted sustainable agriculture. It encompassed everything from high economic returns to environmental conservation. Therefore, the study attempted to delineate the factors of agro-ecosystem sustainability based on the value perspective of farmers. The major factors evolved were production practices followed, community resource management and cost of cultivation