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- Title
Socio-Economic Profile of Maldhari Dairy Farmers of South Saurashtra Region.
- Authors
VEKARIYA, S. J.; KUMAR, RAJESH; SAVSANI, H. H.; KOTADIYA, C. R.; CHAUDHARI, G. M.; CHATRABHUJI, B. B.
- Abstract
Dairy farming plays an important role in social and economic livelihood of the Maldhari dairy farmers. The present study was conducted in Junagadh and Gir Somnath districts of Saurashtra region. Two talukas were randomly selected from each district. Three villages were selected from each talukas and from each village 10 respondents who possess minimum five dairy animals were selected randomly. The data were collected with the help of predesigned interview schedule by personal interview. The collected data were analyzed by using simple statistical methods like frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and correlation coefficient. The results indicate that majority (70.83 %) of the Maldhari dairy farmers belonged to middle age group, 40.83 per cent of them educated up to secondary level and 78.33 per cent from them belonged to OBC category, majority (59.17 %) of Maldhari dairy farmers had medium annual income, 47.50 per cent of Maldhari dairy farmers had large size of family and 70.83 per cent of them belonged to joint family, majority (54.17 per cent) of Maldhari dairy farmers had animal husbandry plus agricultureas main occupation. The socio-economic parameters viz. extension participation among Maldhari farmers was of medium level, they had medium level of experience in animal husbandry activities, used medium level of sources of information and had small heard size of animals.
- Subjects
DAIRY farmers; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; DAIRY farming; ANIMAL culture; ANIMAL herds
- Publication
Current Agriculture Research Journal, 2016, Vol 4, Issue 2, p186
- ISSN
2347-4688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12944/CARJ.4.2.08