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AoA under WTO agreements in spice sector in Kerala - a stakeholder analysis (Record no. 27156)

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082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	630.71
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100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Sajin P T
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	AoA under WTO agreements in spice sector in Kerala - a stakeholder analysis
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	Vellanikkara
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Horticulture
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2003
502 ## - DISSERTATION NOTE
Degree type	MSc
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Summary, etc.	The AoA under WTO has special significance to Kerala agriculture <br/>where in 70 per cent of the cropped area is occupied by crops such as coconut, tea, <br/>cashew, coffee, rubber, spices 'etc most of which involve international trade. Most <br/>of Kerala's cash crops have strong international competitors. Though AoA has far <br/>reaching implications in the marketing of spices, it is not clear as to how far the <br/>farmers, traders and development officers are conversant about the provisions of <br/>AOA and related aspects. With this in mind, the present study was undertaken <br/>with the main objective of analyzing the level of knowledge of keystakeholders <br/>about AoA and the perception of key' stakeholders about the impact of WTO <br/>agreements on spices production and marketing. <br/>The study was conducted in two districts of Kerala viz, Idukki and <br/>Ernakulam, the areas that are well known for spice cultivation. Three categories of <br/>stakeholders namely farmers, traders and development officers which altogether <br/>constituted 120 numbers formed the respondents. The data were collected using <br/>pre-tested and well-structured interview schedule and suitable statistical <br/>techniques were employed in the analysis of data. <br/>From the study it was observed that most of the respondents were <br/>under low and medium knowledge categories. The influence of selected <br/>characteristics of respondents on their knowledge about AoA and perception <br/>about the impact of AoA on spice production and marketing was studied. The <br/>results of regression analysis of selected characteristics of farmers showed that 71 <br/>per cent of the variation in their level of knowledge and 77 per cent of the <br/>variation in their perception could be explained by all the selected variables <br/>together. <br/>The variation in the knowledge score and perception score of the three <br/>categories of respondents was also studied. There was significant variation in the <br/>knowledge score as well as perception score of traders and extension personnel <br/>where as between farmers and traders as well as between traders and extension <br/>personnel there was no significant variation. <br/> <br/> <br/>A study on the role of media showed that all the four major dailies <br/>studied have covered more on aspects related to production and marketing of <br/>spices and a little coverage was given to AoA related aspects. A general analysis <br/>of the use of newspapers by the three categories of respondents indicated that <br/>majority of respondents subscribing these newspapers fell under high and medium <br/>knowledge level and perception category. As the print media has direct impact on <br/>the people in a state like Kerala, where newspaper reading is quite high the role of <br/>media for better' understanding and awareness about globalization is quite critical. <br/>The study, it is believed, would provide deep insight to the stakeholders <br/>on farming, on how to enhance their present condition. The content analysis of the <br/>four major dailies also could bring out some critical issues related to the coverage <br/>of areas about AoA. <br/><br/>
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Personal name	Prasad R M (Guide)
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Uniform Resource Identifier	<a href="https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810106301">https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810106301</a>
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		Dewey Decimal Classification			KAU Central Library, Thrissur	KAU Central Library, Thrissur	Theses	18/03/2014		630.71 SAJ/UN	172215	18/03/2014	18/03/2014	Theses