Author(s):

Jothika V and Rajasekaran R

Abstract: Collective farming is one of the types of agricultural production system where large number of farmers run their holdings as a joint enterprise. The scheme was implemented by the Government of Tamil Nadu to empower the lives of small and marginal farmers. The present study deals with the perception of the components of collective farming by the farmers. The study was performed in the Alangulam block of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu with the sample size of 120 farmers. The data were collected using a well–structured and pre-tested interview schedule. The recorded data were analyzed using percentage analysis and cumulative frequency and the results were interpreted. The perception of farmers about the various components of collective farming was at the medium level which was due to the office bearers and active members of the group.

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