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- Title
STUDY AND ANALYSIS ON ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR OF DAIRY FARMERMS.
- Authors
Chaurasiya, K. K.; Badodiya, S. K.; Maratha, Prashant; Mishra, Palak
- Abstract
Dairy entrepreneur is the most important figure of economic activity and prime mover of development. The present study was conducted in surrounding area of Gwalior city of Madhya Pradesh. A list of farmers who are practicing dairy and possessing minimum 5 dairy animals was prepared. From this list 200 dairy farmers were selected by random sampling method. The study revealed that majority 65.5% respondents had medium level of entrepreneurial behaviour about dairy management practices. The entrepreneurial behavior was positively and significantly related with education, dairy experience, land holding, livestock possession, occupation, annual income, material possession, extension contact, economic motivation, market orientation, scientific orientation, attitude of dairy farmers towards dairy farming and knowledge of improved dairy management practices found to have positive and significant relationship with entrepreneurial behavior. Coefficient of determination R2 was 0.977 which indicates that 97% percent variation in the entrepreneurial behavior of dairy farmers was explained by sixteen independent variables which were selected for study.
- Subjects
INDIA; DAIRY farm management; DAIRY industry; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; DAIRY farmers; LIVESTOCK
- Publication
Quarterly Research Journal of Plant & Animal Sciences / Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika, 2016, Vol 31, Issue 4, p296
- ISSN
0303-3821
- Publication type
Article