Socio-economic Profile and Constraints faced by Dairy Farmers of Udham Singh Nagar District of Uttarakhand, India

Author: Kamal Bansod* , Jyoti Palod, Shive Kumar , C.B. Singh , S.K. Singh , Sanjay Kumar and Nawal Kishor Singh

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Abstract

Dairy farming plays a very crucial role in improving the socio-economic status of the rural farmers in our country. A study was conducted to explore the socio-economic profile and constraints faced by dairy farmers of Udham Singh Nagar district. Random sampling method was applied for the study and data were collected using an interview schedule. For the present study a total of 250 respondents of 25 villages were selected. The findings of the study showed that mostly, the head of families were middle aged (45.20 %) and 48.00 % of them were educated up to high school and above. Their major occupation (72.80 %) was animal husbandry and agriculture and 48.80 % of the farmers had large landholding’s (> 5 acres). Total 42.00 % of the farmers had a large herd size of more than 6 animals with cross-bred cattle, 42.00 per cent farmers had medium (4-6 lakhs) annual income. More than half (54.40 %) of the respondents were having experience of 5-10 years for medium farming, most of the responde

Keywords

Dairy farmer, Socio-economic profile, constraints faced, animal husbandry.

Conclusion

In conclusion, present study highlighted the socio-economic profile of dairy farmers and various constraints faced by them. This study also highlighted the major constraints like the location of veterinary hospital, emergency veterinary services, high cost of vaccination, deworming schedule in animals, common contagious diseases, insect control and their treatment, problems of dead animals disposal and their statistical relationship among all clusters. To minimise the problems, different social and extension activities on dairy farming should be carried out in a way to enhance the knowledge of farmers on the recent technical interventions on scientific dairy management. This will help to convert dairy farming into a profitable dairy enterprise. These findings might be helpful in formulating policies and implementing programmes for the development of dairy entrepreneurship.

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Kamal Bansod, Jyoti Palod, Shive Kumar, C.B. Singh, S.K. Singh, Sanjay Kumar and Nawal Kishor Singh (2022). Socio-economic Profile and Constraints Faced by Dairy Farmers of Udham Singh Nagar District of Uttarakhand, India. Biological Forum – An Internat