Return On Investent By Rubber Plantation By Small Rubber Holders In Kanyakumari District

Abstract

Rubber is one of the essential roles of horticultural crops in India. The required information for the present study has
been collected both from Primary and Secondary data. The information has been collected from the respondents through
the separate interview schedule from the small rubber holders. The Secondary data required for the study were collected
from the various books, Rubber the various articles published in Newspapers, and Magazine. 100 sample respondents
were chosen using a simple random sampling procedure and the responses are fed into SPSS version 22 for analysis and
validation of the statements. From the findings it concludes that Government should provide credit plan and skill
development training programme, can transform the smallholder rubber plantation programme as a suitable alternative
land use for shifting cultivation; it would sustain income, employment and prevent environmental degradation. The
government should offer subsidies for the tiny rubber holders because they were unable to make any money during the
early stages of rubber plantations. so that they won't endure pain.