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Attitude of Paddy Farmers towards Crop Insurance in Erode and Tiruchirappalli Districts of Tamil Nadu


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1 Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), India
2 Directorate of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), India
3 Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), India
     

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Crop insurance is one alternative to manage risk in yield loss by the farmers. It helps in stabilization of farm production and income of the farming community. This paper has reported the results of a survey of 200 paddy farmers conducted to assess their attitude and awareness about various facets of crop insurance schemes and to analyze the factors affecting awareness among the farmers. The paper further examines the attitude about crop insurance in paddy farmers of Erode and Tiruchirappalli districts of Tamil Nadu. Majority of them had moderate to less favourable attitude towards crop insurance. The study concludes with various suggestions for increasing the awareness level of the farmers for ensuring better penetration of crop insurance in both districts.


Keywords

Crop Insurance, Education, Awareness, Paddy Farmers, Social.
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Authors

P. Sivaraj
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), India
H. Philip
Directorate of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), India
M. Chinnadurai
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), India

Abstract


Crop insurance is one alternative to manage risk in yield loss by the farmers. It helps in stabilization of farm production and income of the farming community. This paper has reported the results of a survey of 200 paddy farmers conducted to assess their attitude and awareness about various facets of crop insurance schemes and to analyze the factors affecting awareness among the farmers. The paper further examines the attitude about crop insurance in paddy farmers of Erode and Tiruchirappalli districts of Tamil Nadu. Majority of them had moderate to less favourable attitude towards crop insurance. The study concludes with various suggestions for increasing the awareness level of the farmers for ensuring better penetration of crop insurance in both districts.


Keywords


Crop Insurance, Education, Awareness, Paddy Farmers, Social.