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A study on Constraints Faced by the Coconut Farmers in Availing Agricultural Input Subsidies in Kozhikode District of Kerala

: Coconut is an important plantation crops in the Kozhikode district of Kerala. Input subsidies are the subsidies received for the inputs by the farmers. Farmers in the Kozhikode district were availing the various input subsidies from different institution such as State Department of Agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Kerala State Electricity Board and Banking institutions. But the farmers are facing several constraints for availing the input subsidies. This study focuses the major constraints faced by the coconut farmers in availing the input subsidies. The timely availability of subsidized input was the major constraints faced by the beneficiaries of Keragramam scheme whereas complex procedure was the major constraint faced by the beneficiaries of both electricity and credit subsidy. The study was conducted in Balussery and Koduvally blocks of Kozhikode district. This study was based on primary data, collected from ( ≤2ha) and 40 large farmers(>2ha) . To identify the constraints faced by the farmers in availing the different input subsidies, the beneficiaries were asked to rank the constraints related to the availability of subsidy through Keragramam scheme, credit subsidy and electricity subsidy. The rank was converted into percent position by using the following formula. each arranged