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Full Screen- TITLE
- CERTIFICATE
- DECLARATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF TABLES
- LIST OF CHARTS
- LIST OF FIGURES
- LIST OF MAPS
- I. Introductory
- 1.1 Importance of the study
- 1.2 Review of Literature
- 1.3 Objectives of the Study
- 1.4 Methodology and Source of Data
- 1.5 Scheme of the Study
- II. Kerala Rubber Economy- A Review of Growth Performance and Changes in Technology
- 2.1 The World Rubber Scene: A Historical Note
- 2.2 The Beginning and Spread of Rubber Cultivation in India
- 2.3 Rubber Cultivation in Kerala
- 2.4 Performance of Rubber and Other Plantation Crops - A Comparison
- 2.5 Organizational Structure
- 2.6 Conclusion
- III. Role of Institutional and Organizational Arrangements in the Development of Technology
- 3.1 Institutional Arrangements in the Rubber Economy: Pre-Independence Period
- 3.2 Emergence of Institutions and the change in Technology: Since Independence
- 3.3 Institutional and Organizatiooal Activities by the Rubber Board
- 3.4 Conclusion
- IV. Rate of Technology Adoption in Rubber Cultivation in Kerala: Results of Sample Study
- 4.1 Technology Adoption in Small Holdings
- 4.2 Small Growers: Some General Features
- 4.3 Diffusion of Technology
- 4.4 Harvesting of the Crop (Tapping)
- 4.5 Processing
- 4.6 Technology Package Under Estates
- 4.7 Conclusion
- V. Effect of Technology Adoption in Yield and Cost
- 5.1 Production and Productivity
- 5.2 Marketable Forms of Product
- 5.3 Cost of Production
- 5.4 Profit Analysis
- 5. 5 Conclusion
- VI. Evolution of Natural Rubber Marketing, its Structure and Implications in Technology Adoption
- 6.1 Evolution of Rubber Marketing
- 6.2 Domestic and International Prices: A Comparison
- 6.3 Prospects of Natural Rubber in India
- 6.4 Conclusion
- VII. Summary and Conclusions
- APPENDICES
- ANNEXURE
- BIBLIOGRAPHY