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Homesteads in Kerala - Homesteads in Kerala - The changing trendsThe changing trends
Dr.D.Sajith BabuDr.D.Sajith BabuNational Centre for Land GovernanceNational Centre for Land Governance
Homestead is an operational farm unit in which a number
of crops (including tree crops) are grown with
livestock, poultry and/or fish production mainly for the purpose of satisfying the
farmer's basic needs: Nair and Sreedharan (1986)
SIZE COMPARISSON OF HOMESTEADS
Location Name designated
Size / Specii
Kerala Purayidam - Homestead
0.22 ha
Northern Tanzania
Chagga 0.68 ha
Sri Lanka Kandyan 1.00 ha
Bangladesh Homestead 0.097 ha
North East Thailand
Hut garden 77-100 Spp.
Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Nauru & Papua New
GuineaHome garden 65-114 Spp.
The average area of land owned per household in the rural sector was highest in Rajasthan (2.077 ha) and lowest in Kerala (0.234 ha)
Any clarifications?Any clarifications?
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