Abstract

                               Assessing the performance of existing Farmer Interest Groups (FIG) could instill the livelihood promotion among the rural agrarian masses through upgraded group approaches. The study was conducted on guava FIG of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India with a specific objective of identifying the performance determinants of FIG. About 100 FIG members were taken as respondents during the study. Multiple regression and step-down regression analyses were used to interpret the results. The results indicated that FIGs express medium to high-level performance in their members’ perception. It also revealed that FIG member’s, occupational status, decision making pattern, extension participation, status of operational holding and family support were the major contributing variables towards the performance of FIG.

Key words : FIG, Step-down regression, Performance and variables.