Impact Assessment of World Bank Assisted India Rubber Project


A World Bank Assisted India Rubber Project is under implementation with the objectives of expanding and strengthening the rubber plantation section to increase production, productivity and quality of rubber and enhancing on-farm and off-farm employment. The main components of the Project are: (i) Replanting (ii) New Planting (iii) Productivity enhancement. The project envisaged the monitoring and evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of various schemes. The objective of the study was to assess the impact of implementing replanting/new planting and productivity enhancements schemes of the India Rubber Project on the techno-economic and social status of the participatory holders vis-à-vis other holders in Kerala, Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. 7785 samples of small holders were selected and data collected through a questionnaire survey. The data were analysed and a report prepared based on the project objectives and submitted to the World Bank and the Rubber Board.