_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ # Masters in Agricultural Economics; † Assistant Professor; ‡ Principal Scientist; *Corresponding author: E-mail: nalakatharshad@gmail.com; Asian J. Agric. Ext. Econ. Soc., vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 38-46, 2023 Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology Volume 41, Issue 2, Page 38-46, 2023; Article no.AJAEES.96661 ISSN: 2320-7027 Risk Perception of Pineapple Farmers in the Context of Covid-19 in Kerala N. Arshad a#* , Aswathy Vijayan b† , T. Paul Lazarus b† , A. R. Durga b† , A. Suresh c‡ and Pratheesh P. Gopinath b† a College of Agriculture Vellayani, Kerala Agricultural University, India. b Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture Vellayani, Kerala Agricultural University, India. c Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJAEES/2023/v41i21846 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/96661 Received: 11/12/2022 Accepted: 17/02/2023 Published: 23/02/2023 ABSTRACT Aims : To assess the risk perception of pineapple farmers in the context of Covid 19. Place and Duration of the Study: Muvattupuzha block panchayat in Ernakulam district in Kerala between September 2021 to September 2022. Methodology: The data relating to the study were collected during September 2021 from 120 pineapple farmers, using a well-structured interview schedule. Based on a four-point Likert scale, a Standardized Covid -19 Risk Perception Index (SCovRPI) was developed to assess the risk perception against fourteen identified risks faced by pineapple farmers during Covid 19. Farmers were asked to score the risks based on their level of perception. Original Research Article