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Table 6.3. Physical achievement <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> CAD Programmes related to capacity<br />

building <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><strong>farm</strong>ers, 1992-93 to 1997-98<br />

Year<br />

Training to<br />

<strong>farm</strong>ers (No)<br />

Subsidy to small &<br />

marginal <strong>farm</strong>ers (no.)<br />

1992-93 ---- --.- 259<br />

I 1993-9-1 303 n-1 479<br />

199-1-95 291 452 299<br />

1995-96 309 313 145<br />

1996-97 384 159 106<br />

1997-98 390 361 87<br />

Total' 3272 2455 3770<br />

.\ ole •• Up to March 1998.<br />

Source Ec<strong>on</strong>omic Rc:yic:\\. 1998a.<br />

BF As Registered<br />

--<br />

For instance. the number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>farm</strong>ers trained increased to 390 in 1997-98<br />

from 303 in 1993-94. an increase <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 29 per cent. Though this appears to be quite<br />

encouraging <strong>and</strong> welcome trend. the number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Beneficiary Farmers Associati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

(BFAs) has drasticaIl~<br />

declined from 479 to <strong>on</strong>ly 87 during the above period. In<br />

the light <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> emerging refllrrll' III the water sector. the need <strong>for</strong> Water Users'<br />

Associati<strong>on</strong>s (WL' As I has been gaining ground all over the world. There<strong>for</strong>e.<br />

there is need to c<strong>on</strong>centrate <strong>on</strong> this aspect in Kerala <strong>and</strong> find out the specific<br />

reas<strong>on</strong>s. if any. <strong>for</strong> the dowr.ward trend in <strong>for</strong>ming <strong>farm</strong>ers' associati<strong>on</strong>s. Subsidy<br />

to small <strong>and</strong> marginal <strong>farm</strong>ers also has been declining over time. This is not a<br />

healthy trend. particularly with respect to OFD. which calls <strong>for</strong> more investment.<br />

which small <strong>and</strong> marginal <strong>farm</strong>ers cannot af<strong>for</strong>d by themselves.<br />

Farmers' training programmes. as menti<strong>on</strong>ed abo\e. seem to be quite<br />

popular as revealed by the targCl achievements. the details <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> which are presented<br />

in table 6.4. It is noteworthy that in spite <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> much lower achievement <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> financial<br />

targets. the physical achievement has been very impressive. For instance. in<br />

1991-92 with <strong>on</strong>ly 41 per cent achicvement in financial expcnditure. there was 98<br />

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