Evaluation and refinement of community approaches in coconut technology transfer
2011
Kalavathi, S. | Anithakumari, P.
Evaluation on the performance and sustenance of coconut clusters revealed better group characteristics and capacity development in the case of clusters facilitated by Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) and Coconut Development Board (CDB) and their performance also were rated as good against the objectives set. Even though the performance of the rubber producers' group was the highest among all, the present status of the coconut groups facilitated by CPCRI and CDB are highly encouraging in terms of their performance, increased knowledge, skills, improved behavioural changes and their strong and responsible leadership, being in the early period of development. Further, the coconut groups have several limitations like unorganized markets, inadequate government support limited to project periods and lack of a permanent establishment and infrastructural facilities for storage and processing, unlike the well established commodity clusters. Based on the inferences drawn, an integrated model coconut cluster at the panchayat level by linking the ward level coconut clusters through a common support centre with continued government support for input use and marketing for effective functioning and sustenance is suggested.
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