Community farm school approach for coconut seedlings/juveniles through collaborative social actions

Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences
P. Anithakumari, S. Indhuja, M. Shareefa
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Three Grama Panchayats in Kerala's Alappuzha district undertook community-level participatory action research in 2019–2021. A total of 90 coconut farmers participated in the adoption of ICAR-CPCRI technology to produce West Coast Tall (WCT) coconut seedlings that are resistant/tolerant to the root (wilt) disease at the community level. Partners included extension agents, coconut producers' societies (CPS) and clusters, women self-help groups (WSHGs), and agricultural labor organizations. The characteristics of technologies that are suggested for adoption in root (wilt) disease-affected tracts, such as the scientific management of young coconut trees and the production of high-quality seedlings through community nurseries, challenge the idea of adoption. There are a lot of variances in the homestead gardens' marginal holdings, including expertise, the use of technology, and access to advisory services. Government agencies provided the majority of the seedlings and extension advisory services, emphasizing the necessity for FPO-based or private extension in the coconut growing industry. The coconut farmers' understanding has significantly improved as a result of the participatory interventions for managing seedlings. The participatory demonstration and community farm school (CFS) strategy is discussed in the paper as a way for homesteads to manage juvenile coconuts while integrating new ideas and fostering cross and reciprocal learning. Refining the current extension approach requires integrating new knowledge about the characteristics of seedling growth, future economic performance, and social evaluation of choices of technological, individual, and skill-oriented interventions in risk-prone areas with debilitating root (wilt) disease.
通过社会合作行动,以社区农场学校的方式培育椰子树苗/幼苗
喀拉拉邦阿拉普扎县的三个村委会在 2019-2021 年开展了社区一级的参与式行动研究。共有 90 位椰农参与了采用 ICAR-CPCRI 技术的工作,以在社区一级培育出抗/耐根部(枯萎病)的西岸高大(WCT)椰子苗。合作伙伴包括推广人员、椰子生产者协会(CPS)和集群、妇女自助团体(WSHGs)和农业劳动组织。建议在受根部(枯萎病)影响的地区采用的技术的特点,如椰子幼树的科学管理和通过社区苗圃培育优质树苗,对采用的想法提出了挑战。家庭菜园的边际保有量差异很大,包括专业知识、技术使用和获得咨询服务的机会。政府机构提供了大部分种苗和推广咨询服务,这强调了在椰子种植业中基于 FPO 或私人推广的必要性。由于对秧苗管理采取了参与式干预措施,椰农对秧苗的认识有了显著提高。本文讨论了参与式示范和社区农场学校(CFS)战略,将其作为家庭管理椰子幼苗的一种方法,同时融入新理念,促进交叉和相互学习。要完善当前的推广方法,就必须整合有关幼苗生长特点、未来经济效益的新知识,以及在根部(枯萎病)衰弱的高风险地区选择技术、个人和技能型干预措施的社会评价。
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Journal of Plantation Crops
Journal of Plantation Crops Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
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