THE PROBLEMS OF FARMERS AND TRADERS OF COCONUT BY-PRODUCTS: A CASE STUDY OF COIMATORE DISTRICT OF TAMILNADU

Agriculture is the main occupation of many in Palakkad district, It has given an opportunity for the agriculturists to lead their life in a self-contempt way. The present study analyzed the problems of farmers and traders of coconut by-products in Coimbatore district of Tamilnadu. The study applying the random sampling technique for coconut product manufacturers and marketers were employed to analyze and interpret the data. Simple frequency, Factor Analysis, Anova and Chi-square test. Over the years the producers have faced different environments which made them survived in high latitudes, drought, soil, resistance and so on, of all these problems, the coconut industry has grown significantly by producing, marketing with the available infrastructure facilities. The farmers have to diverse their farming practices.