Impact of special agricultural development units on the agricultural development of rural areas in Kerala

Abstract

The study was conducted in the selected Special Agricultural Development Units at Chungathara in Malapuram District and Balaramapuram in Trivandrum District of Kerala State, keeping in view the following objectives (1) To study and compare the level of knowledge of farmers in the project area and non-project area on improved agricultural technology on coconut development. (2) To study and compare the attitude of farmers of the project area and non-project area towards improved agricultural technology on coconut development. (3) To study and compare the extent of adoption of package of practices recommeded by the scheme for the selected crop. (4) To study the relationship between adoption and credit utilization behaviour of the beneficiaries under SADU programme.