socio-economic profile of rubber tappers in the small holding sector
socio-economic profile of rubber tappers in the small holding sector
socio-economic profile of rubber tappers in the small holding sector
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The present study has also made use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> secondary data. Important sources <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> secondary data are various publications <strong>of</strong> Rubber Board, Kottayam.(Rubber Board<br />
bullet<strong>in</strong>,IJNRR,Rubber Reporter etc), RRII Puthupally, various issues <strong>of</strong> journals,<br />
periodicals,etc.were referred to for <strong>the</strong> study .<br />
1.5 Scheme <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study<br />
The study consists <strong>of</strong> 5 chapters. The first chapter is an <strong>in</strong>troductory chapter<br />
where a brief account <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> significance <strong>of</strong> <strong>rubber</strong> economy <strong>of</strong> Kerala, <strong>the</strong> various<br />
problems faced by <strong>tappers</strong> and <strong>the</strong> importance <strong>of</strong> present study are given. An analysis <strong>of</strong><br />
primary <strong>in</strong>vestigations conducted <strong>in</strong> Kanjirappally panchayath is presented <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> second<br />
chapter. The <strong>socio</strong>- <strong>economic</strong> <strong>pr<strong>of</strong>ile</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>rubber</strong> <strong>tappers</strong>, role <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>stitutions and rate <strong>of</strong><br />
adoption <strong>of</strong> improved tapp<strong>in</strong>g techniques <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> study area are closely exam<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> this<br />
chapter. The labour market conditions <strong>of</strong> <strong>tappers</strong>, <strong>the</strong>ir wage structure etc, are analysed <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> third chapter. Scope <strong>of</strong> women <strong>tappers</strong> and <strong>the</strong>ir problems are discussed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
fourth chapter. The fifth chapter gives <strong>the</strong> summary and conclusions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study.<br />
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