CONTENTS I
INTRODUCTION 1 - 13 1.1 Review of the Performance of Paddy Farm Sector in Kerala
2 1.2 Need for the Revival of Paddy Farm Sector
6 1.3 Kuttanad Region
and the States Rice Economy 8 1.4 Study Area and Its Relevance
10 1.5 Objectives of the Study
11 1.6 Methodology
and Source of Data 12 1.7 Plan of the Study
13
II TRANSFORMATION OF PADDY FARM SECTOR IN KUTTANAD REGION
14 - 29 2.1 Specific Features of
Paddy Cultivation in Kuttanad 14 2.2 History of Land Reclamation
16 2.3 Efforts to Increase Intensity and Productivity of Paddy Crop
18 2.4
Changes in Agrarian Relations 21
III PADDY CULTIVATION IN RAMANKARI VILLAGE
30 - 50 3.1 Study Area - Some General Observations
30 3.2 Socioeconomic
Background of Paddy Farmers 35 3.3 Changes in Farming Practices in Ramankari Village
41 IV ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF PADDY CULTIVATION
52 - 63 4.1
Cost Components 53 4.2 Productivity and Value of Product
60 4.3 Profitability of Paddy Crop in the Study Area
62 V PROBLEMS OF THE PADDY
FARM SECTOR IN RAMANKARI AND SUGGESTIFOR ITS IMPROVEMENT
