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size group is the highest in the middle reaches <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Kallada at 11.31 acres <strong>and</strong><br />

lowest in the middle reaches <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Peechi at 4.25 acres.<br />

The distributi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> working populati<strong>on</strong> in the study regi<strong>on</strong>s as per the<br />

Census report shows that the proporti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> cultivators is the highest in the<br />

Pathanamthitta <strong>and</strong> Kollam districts (Table 4.8). It may be due to the cultivati<strong>on</strong><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> rubber <strong>on</strong> larger scale in these districts .. which could be explained in terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

the dominance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> rubber plantati<strong>on</strong>s in these districts. The proporti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

agricultural labourers is also more in the Pathanamthitta district. where it is<br />

higher than the state average <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 25.54 per cent.<br />

Table 4.8: Distributi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> working populati<strong>on</strong> in the ease study regiolls<br />

vis-a-vis State (%)<br />

Tvpe <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> populati<strong>on</strong> Kollam Alapuzha Pathanamthitta Thrissur State<br />

Cultivators 16.10 7.97 15.81 9.20 12.14<br />

Al!ri. labourers 22.95 , 14.17 27.11 11.81 15.54<br />

,<br />

,<br />

Household industry I<br />

workers<br />

I<br />

1.85 9.77 1.18 I 4.46 1.58<br />

Other workers I 59.10 58.10 45.89 63.52 59.64<br />

Total 672712 60260-1 321595 804738 8301087<br />

.<br />

Source: Farm GUide. 1999 .<br />

The details <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> occupati<strong>on</strong>al status <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the sample <strong>farm</strong>ers have been<br />

presented in table 4.9. The proporti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> full time <strong>farm</strong>ers in Kallada comm<strong>and</strong><br />

area is about 48 per cent. A significant proporti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> them are rubber growers<br />

<strong>and</strong> this may be an important reas<strong>on</strong> why a large percentage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> them is reported<br />

to be full time <strong>farm</strong>ers. About 16 per cent is engaged in rubber tapping. followed<br />

by 12 as agricultural labourers. Whereas. in the Peechi project. 38 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />

<strong>farm</strong>ers surveyed arc full time <strong>farm</strong>ers. followed by agricultural labourers 24 per<br />

cent. Thus. it is evident that a majority <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <strong>farm</strong>ers arc unable to stick to<br />

agriculture due to the small size <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> operati<strong>on</strong>al holdings. There<strong>for</strong>e. they c<strong>on</strong>sider<br />

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