Perceived Usefulness of Banana Pseudostem Processing and Value Addition among Farmers in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu

Abstract

This study has been carried out to assess the perceived usefulness of Banana Post Produc�on Mechanisa�on among farmers in the western region of Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore district was selected because banana cul�va�ng farmers are more in this region and two taluks namely Coimbatore and Me�upalayam were selected at random. From each taluk, 2-3 villages were selected on cluster basis. In each cluster, 15 respondents were selected for research interven�on. Thus, in total, 60 respondents were selected for this study. A�ributes of Mechaniza�on had been employed through package of banana pseudostem processing equipment and banana rope making equipment among respondents, where the highest mean score was reported in Economic viability.