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K.M. SABITHA
Under the Supervision of
Dr. N. TAMILCHELVI
Associate Professor and Head, Department of Commerce
T.S.A. Arts, Science and Tamil College, Perur, Coimbatore-641010
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
APRIL 2015
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the thesis, entitled AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE OF
FARMERS TOWARDS PADDY CULTIVATION MACHINERY IN ERODE
DISTRICT OF TAMILNADU submitted to Bharathiar University, in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in
COMMERCE
is
record
of
original
research
work
done
by
Mrs. K.M.SABITHA during the period 2010-2015 of her research in the Department of
COMMERCE at T.S.A. Arts, Science and Tamil College, Perur affiliated to Bharathiar
University, under my supervision and guidance and the thesis has not formed the basis for
the award of any Degree / Diploma / Associateship / Fellowship or other similar title of
any candidate of any University.
Countersigned
Principal
DECLARATION
under
the
Supervision
and
Guidance
of
Department of Commerce, T.S.A. Arts, Science and Tamil College, Perur, Coimbatore
and it has not formed the basis for the award of any Degree / Diploma / Associateship /
Fellowship or other similar title to any candidate in any University.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I thank the Almighty God for having given me the courage and the determination
to take up a venture of this nature, despite all my difficulties.
With great reverence and high deference I express my humble gratitude to His
Holiness Perur Adheenam Thavathiru. SANTHALINGA RAMASWAMY ADIGALAR
and Perur Adheenam Ilaypattam Thavathiru.
MARUTHACHALA ADIGALAR,
K.M.
Kalaiselvan,
my
sister
Mrs.K.M.Deepa
and
my
sister-in-law
K.M.SABITHA
CONTENTS
CHAPTE
R
TITLE
PAGE
NO
Acknowledgement
List of Tables
List of Charts
Abbreviations
I
II
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
FARM MECHANIZATION IN INDIA AND PROFILE
OF ERODE DISTRICT
19
III
44
IV
59
146
VI
224
VII
227
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE
NO.
TITLE
PAGE
NO.
4.1
60
4.2
62
4.3
62
4.4
64
4.5
64
4.6
66
4.7
67
4.8
67
4.9
69
4.10
71
4.11
71
4.12
72
4.13
73
4.14
73
4.15
75
4.16
77
4.17
79
4.18
79
4.19
81
4.20
82
4.21
4.22
4.23
84
85
87
TABLE
NO.
TITLE
PAGE
NO.
4.24
88
4.25
90
4.26
92
4.27
92
4.28
94
4.29
96
4.30
Level of awareness
97
4.31
98
4.32
100
4.33
101
4.34
103
4.35
103
4.36
104
4.37
105
4.38
4.39
4.40
111
4.41
112
4.42
113
4.43
114
4.44
114
4.45
115
4.46
4.47
4.48
106
109
116
117
118
TABLE
NO.
TITLE
PAGE
NO.
4.49
119
4.50
120
4.51
121
4.52
122
4.53
123
4.54
4.55
124
125
4.56
127
4.57
128
4.58
129
4.59
130
4.60
131
4.61
131
4.62
132
4.63
133
4.64
134
4.65
135
4.66
136
4.67
137
4.68
138
4.69
139
4.70
139
4.71
4.72
4.73
140
142
143
TABLE
NO.
TITLE
PAGE
NO.
144
5.1
Level of impact
147
5.2
4.74
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14
5.15
5.16
5.17
5.18
148
149
150
151
151
152
153
154
155
156
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
TABLE
NO.
5.19
5.20
5.21
5.22
5.23
5.24
5.25
5.26
5.27
5.28
5.29
5.30
5.31
TITLE
Experience in agriculture field and impact on paddy
cultivation machinery (Chi-square test)
Experience in paddy cultivation and impact on paddy
cultivation machinery (Two-way table)
Experience in paddy cultivation and impact on paddy
cultivation machinery (Chi-square test)
Type of paddy produced and impact on paddy cultivation
machinery (Two-way table)
Type of paddy produced and impact on paddy cultivation
machinery (Chi-square test)
Quantity of paddy produced and impact on paddy cultivation
machinery (Two-way table)
Quantity of paddy produced and impact on paddy cultivation
machinery (Chi-square test)
Type of machinery purchased and impact on paddy cultivation
machinery (Two-way table)
Type of machinery purchased and impact on paddy cultivation
machinery (Chi-square test)
Mode of purchase and impact on paddy cultivation machinery
(Two-way table)
Mode of purchase and impact on paddy cultivation machinery
(Chi-square test)
Degree of relationship between selected independent variables
and level of impact
Factors contributing with farmers impact Multiple
Regression Analysis
PAGE
NO.
163
164
165
166
167
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
5.32
Level of satisfaction
176
5.33
177
5.34
178
5.35
179
5.36
180
5.37
180
5.38
181
5.39
182
TABLE
NO.
TITLE
PAGE
NO.
5.40
183
5.41
184
5.42
185
5.43
185
5.44
186
5.45
187
5.46
188
5.47
5.48
5.49
5.50
5.51
5.52
5.53
5.54
5.55
5.56
5.57
5.58
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
5.59
200
5.60
201
TABLE
NO.
TITLE
PAGE
NO.
5.61
203
5.62
203
5.63
205
5.64
208
5.65
211
5.66
214
5.67
217
5.68
Regression weights
219
6.1
224
6.2
226
LIST OF CHARTS
CHAR
T NO.
TITLE
PAGE
NO.
4.1
61
4.2
63
4.3
63
4.4
65
4.5
65
4.6
68
4.7
68
4.8
70
4.9
74
4.10
74
4.11
76
4.12
78
4.13
80
4.14
83
4.15
86
4.16
89
4.17
91
4.18
93
4.19
93
4.20
95
4.21
99
4.22
107
ABBREVIATIONS
ANOVA
Analysis of Variance
SEM
IIT
ICAR
TAFE
ABSL
PTO
REFPI
DFID
OF
Organic Farming
BRRI
FELCRA
GATOR-GCMOM
ICTs
SRI
MOAC
SEZ
FTLRP
IRRI
FFS
MGNREGs
WTO
REFPI
TNAU