Knowledge Level of Women Dairy Farmers about Various Farming Practices in Border Area of Punjab

Kaur, Sumanpreet; Verma, H.K.; Singh, Jaswinder; Dash, Shakti Kant; Kansal, S.K.

doi:10.5958/2277-940x.2017.00157.7

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“…This might be because farm women in their middle years were deemed to be actively working and responsible for supporting their families through the cash earned from dairying operations. These were similar to the findings of Gulkari et al [10], Kaur et al [4], Yadav et al [5] and Bhunyan et al [11] who reported that more number of farm women belonged to middle age group in Anand district of Gujarat, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Taran-Taran and Ferozepur districts of Punjab, Tumakuru district of Karnataka and Karnal district of Haryana, respectively.…”

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“…Women play significant and crucial role in agricultural development and allied fields like dairy farming, Vermicomposting etc [2]. The socio-economic status and participation of women in dairying activities in different parts of the country were documented by various researchers [3][4][5][6][7]. Yet the crucial role of women in agriculture, allied occupations and household activities, on the other hand has been grossly underestimated and undervalued.…”

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Socio- economic Profile of Women Dairy Farmers in Guntur District of Andhrapradesh

Keerthi

Anitha

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An investigation was carried out to study the socio-economic profile of 225 women dairy farmers to understand their social participation, extension contact, training and mass media exposure regarding dairying activities in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. The study revealed that majority (P≤0.01) of farm women belonged to middle age group (70.20%), backward Caste (38.20%) and had primary education (38.67%). Most of them were married (93.80%), belonged to nuclear families (76.40%) and had small family size (76.90%). Labour work and dairying was the major occupation (38.20%) of women in the study area. Most of the women had medium level of experience in dairying (51.60%) and were members in DWCRA/SHG (93.80%). Significant (P≤0.01) majority of women dairy farmers were frequently in contact with para veterinarian (62.70%) and veterinarian (46.20%). Women in Pedaravuru division had frequent exposure to television (37.30%) and occasional exposure to newspaper (29.30%). Women dairy farmers in Pedaravuru division obtained more income (rupees/day) through dairying (888.00±58.43).

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Socio- economic Profile of Women Dairy Farmers in Guntur District of Andhrapradesh

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“…It was statistically similar in both the region. This figure was higher than that report of Kaur et al (2017). Results of the present study indicate that dairy farms of both regions were aware about breeding records keeping.…”

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Adoption of Breeding and Calf Rearing Practices in Modern Dairy Farms of Gujarat

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A study was carried out to compare the breeding and calf rearing practices of modern specialized dairy farms of north and south Gujarat. The data was collected from ten specialized dairy farms, each from the north and south Gujarat. The study revealed that farms of the southern region mostly reared buffaloes, which relied on natural service, whereas northern farms mostly reared cows, and AI was more popular. Around 22.2 and 16.7% of dairy farms preferred pedigreed and sex-sorted semen from the private sector, respectively. Most of the dairy farms (60%) purchased frozen semen doses from the co-operative sector. About 20% of dairy farms used sex-sorted semen at the price of Rs. 2100-3000 per dose. One farm from the north and another one from south were using Delaval® heat detector system. The majority (75%) of the dairy farms adopted the practice of colostrum feeding by allowing for natural suckling. The majority (70%) of the dairy farms provided first colostrum feeding within 2 to 4 hours of calf birth. Some dairy farms (20%) possessed individual calf boxes. From the research finding, it can be concluded that artificial insemination was more famous in north Gujarat. Many specialized dairy farms of north Gujarat were adopting most advanced breeding practices by the use of sex-sorted and pedigreed semen of private companies to produce an offspring of the desired sex, high milk yielding potential and healthy one.

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“…Animal husbandry and dairy is an important source of income and employment for millions of landless and play an important role in the socio-economic development in rural area [4].A study conducted by Kacker [5] also revealed that majority (85 percent ) of persons engaged in dairy production is women. Majority (68.75 percent) of border women in Punjab has medium knowledge level on various recommended dairy farming practices [6].…”

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Status of Rural Women in Dairy Farming in Amritsar District of Punjab

Kaur

Astha

2021

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The present study examines the status of rural women in dairy farming in Amritsar district of Punjab. The study was based on the primary data collected for 2019-20 year from female dairy farmers selected through multistage purposive sampling technique. The data was analysed by using simple tabular analysis and other statistical tools. All the activities related to dairy farming was performed by female dairy farmers. Small size female dairy farmers performed all the activities related to dairy farming ranging from disposal of cow dung to care of sick and new born animals. Large size female dairy farmers hired labour for dairy activities due to higher income of the households and large number of animals. The role of rural women in decision making is paradoxical to their contribution in dairy farming. For various dairy related decisions like feeding of milch animals, management of milch animals, sale of milk and utilization of amount obtained from dairy farming rural women either only consulted or had no role in decision making. Independent decision making by rural women in dairy related activities was negligible in the study area. The major factors affecting the income of female dairy farmers was education, operated area and herd size. The main problems faced by female dairy farmers were negligible role of dairy farm women in decision making, non availability of adequate veterinary services, illiteracy of dairy farm women, lack of staff at government hospitals and lack of capital. The study suggested that to increase the income of rural women from dairy rural women should be more educated and empowered through extension facilities by government. Due to stagnation in growth of agriculture, dairy can be used as an alternative for marginal and small farmers for increasing their income. Marginal and small female dairy farmers should be give more subsidies, loan and training for dairy business. Strict rules should be made regarding working of veterinary hospitals as the doctors were not available in the government veterinary hospitals in the study area.

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Knowledge Level of Women Dairy Farmers about Various Farming Practices in Border Area of Punjab

Cited by 10 publications

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Socio- economic Profile of Women Dairy Farmers in Guntur District of Andhrapradesh

Socio- economic Profile of Women Dairy Farmers in Guntur District of Andhrapradesh

Adoption of Breeding and Calf Rearing Practices in Modern Dairy Farms of Gujarat

Status of Rural Women in Dairy Farming in Amritsar District of Punjab

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