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- Title
Comparative Analysis of Beneficiaries and Non-beneficiaries about Scientific Livestock Farming Practices.
- Authors
Chadda, Akshita; Jadoun, Y. S.; Singh, Jaswinder; Kansal, S. K.
- Abstract
Background: Punjab being a productive state in agriculture and livestock farming, various institutions are actively involved in Self Help Group formation for socio-economic development of low-income group. Rural women are engaged in small-scale entrepreneurship programme with the help of Self Help Groups. The present study was conducted to assess the impact of livestock based Self Help Groups on knowledge level regarding the scientific livestock farming practices among the beneficiaries of Self Help Groups and non-beneficiaries. Methods: The study was undertaken in Ludhiana district of Punjab. A multistage random sampling procedure was applied to draw the sample for the study. For meeting the objective; 120 beneficiaries and 60 non-beneficiaries were subjected to structured interview schedule. Result: The study revealed that majority of the beneficiaries (50.00%) and non-beneficiaries (55.00%) had medium level of knowledge regarding overall scientific livestock farming practices. Knowledge Index was higher in case of beneficiaries (61.46) than that of non-beneficiaries (56.68). Self Help Groups had made a significant positive impact on knowledge level of the beneficiaries and thus helped in improving overall socio-economic conditions of the rural women.
- Subjects
PUNJAB; LUDHIANA (India); SUPPORT groups; RURAL women; SAMPLING (Process); GROUP formation; BENEFICIARIES
- Publication
Indian Journal of Animal Research, 2024, Vol 58, Issue 4, p688
- ISSN
0367-6722
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18805/IJAR.B-4404