ISBN: - 978-93-88936-09-5 It is unfortunate that there has not been any specialized and comprehensive study on the problems of the unorganized tappers in the smallholdings. However, there are some studies about the agricultural labourers and plantation workers in the state. These studies are, to some extent, applicable to tappers as well. 2.2 CONCLUSION FROM THE LITERATURE REVIEW • There is a need for an efficient marketing organization in the small holding sectors and the support for receiving the real price of rubber sheet. • The tapping is a skilled work which needs proper training and guidance. A good tapping enhances the productivity. • As cost and income flows occur in different years, any financial analysis should be based on the present values of the cash flow rather than the actual values. • There are different rubber tapping techniques for increasing the rubber yield and productivity. The study found that the main factor leading to declining profit per hector of rubber plantation were labour problems and increasing wage rates. • The basic components of management in rubber plantation which are applicable to both traditional and non-traditional area are material and processing management, marketing management, financial management, labour management and farm management involves three elements viz, the scarcity of resources, their alternative uses and the objective of profit maximization. REFERENCES 1. Costs and Prices of Raw Rubber Tariff Inquiry Commission (1967), April 15, 1967, p.668. Rubber Small Holdings Economic Enquiry Committee, Government of India. 2. Bai Leela Baby (1990), “Location and Organization of Small Scale Enterprises in Kanyakumari District” Volume 35, Issue No. 15-18, pp. 23-25, Bangalore. 3. Gangadharan P.K.(1991) “Optimum Utilisation of NR in Rubber Industry in Kerala” p.67 4. Economic Survey 2009-10. 5. The Hindu Business Line Dated on March 2011. 6. Cyril Kanmony and Gnana Elplinston (2010) the impact of climate change on important crops in Kanyakumari district. 7. Sajeen Peter “Financial Aid to form producer’s society”. RBB-Kerela 8. Saikumdan, saivamshimedak, (1980) “what makes rubber stretchable?” RBI , Regional Office, kerela. 9. Dharmaraj (1992), “Natural Rubber Production in India”, Kisan World, Vol. 19, No. 12, pp. 30-31, Delhi. 10. The Hindu Business Line Dated on October 2010. 46
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