Decision Making Ability of KVK Trained Farm Women in Dairy farming Activities in Bidar District of Karnataka State

Author: Sunilkumar N.M., Archana, Akshaykumar*, Ningdalli Mallikarjun, Rakesh Varma and Ashritha B.

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Abstract

The present study was carried out in four taluks of Bidar district of Karnataka state during 2021 to analyse the decision making of KVK trained farm women in dairy farming activities in Bidar district. One hundred twenty dairy farm women, who were the member of Milk Producer Co-operative Society (MPCS) were randomly selected. The results revealed that 44.17 per cent of dairy farm women belonged to medium decision making category in dairy activities. Out of 14 independent variables, five independent variables namely, age, education, dairy experience, extension participation, and economic motivation had positive and significant relationship at 0.05 level of probability, whereas mass media exposure and achievement motivation had positive and significant relationship at 0.01 level of probability. Currently this research study affords treasured information to the KMF officials, other extension personnel, policy makers and planners about the extent of decision making pattern of women in dair

Keywords

Dairy farm women, Decision making and livestock.

Conclusion

The study result evidently proves that the KVK farm women’s belongs to medium decision making category in dairy activities. Hence the dairy farm women require capacity building on recent technologies and, encourage them to take more decision to make dairy industry self- sustainable.

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Sunilkumar N.M., Archana, Akshaykumar, Ningdalli Mallikarjun, Rakesh Varma and Ashritha B. (2022). Decision Making Ability of KVK Trained Farm Women in Dairy farming Activities in Bidar District of Karnataka State. Biological Forum – An International J