Abstract:
An attempt was made to study the differential characteristics of participants
and non-participants of F. F. L. P. in Trivandrum District, Kerala. Seventyfive
participants of F. F. L. P. who were practising rice farmers and 65 non-participant
practising rice farmers selected at random formed the respondents for
this study. 'F' test was employed to test the significance of the difference
of the mean scores of the various characteristics in the two samples. The
study revealed that the participants of F. F, L. P. were having higher social
participation, more knowledge about improved rice practices and higher use
of mass media as compared to the non- participants. Iriter-peisona! locaVrte
sources were more frequently used by the non-participants than the participants.
Both the participant and non-participants of F. F, L. P. extensively used interpersonal
cosmopolite sources and there was no significant difference between
the two groups with regard to the use of this source.
