The book is aimed to bring out the socio-economic characteristics of cassava growers and to assess awareness and adoption levels apart from the research priorities. The study also aimed at analysing the real yield gaps existing among the cassava growers in Tamil Nadu and focuses on problems encountered by the farmers in production, processing and marketing. Participatory rural appraisal methods and interview schedule were used to collect the data. Percentage analysis, cummulative frequency, ranking, mean were used for the study. The results revealed that the farmers had medium level of...