Livestock Feeding Practices Followed by Dairy Farm Women  in Belagavi District of Karnataka

An investigation was conducted to study the involvement of farm women in decision making of different dairy farm activities in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh .A total of 225 farm women were selected based on their land holding capacity. The study revealed that majority of the women in the study area took part in decision making on most of the dairy farm activities such as choosing the breed of the animal (68%), taking loans (79.11), purchase/ sale of animals (81.33), insurance of animals (77.77%), culling of animals (69.33%), construction of sheds (70.22%), farm expansion (72%), feeding of animals (77.33%), breeding practices ( 66.22%) health care of animals (87.55%), management of new born calves ( 88%), pregnant (87.11%) and sick (86.22%) animals, utility of dung(59.11%), adoption of scientific management practices( 55.55%) and sale of milk(73.33%), whereas majority (69.33%) of the women in study area were taking self decision regarding preparation of milk products. The study showed that among the landless, small and medium farmer categories the participation in decision making regarding choosing the breed of animal(74.66%), purchase or sale of animals(86.66%),insurance of animals (86.65%), culling of uneconomic animals (81.33%), construction of sheds (82.66%), farm expansion (76%), purchase of roughages and feeding of animals (86.66%), breeding practices (81.33%), utility of dung (69.33%) and adoption of scientific management practices (62.66%) was more in landless women compared to small and medium farmer categories.

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Training Needs of Dairy farm Women Regarding Scientific Animal Husbandry Practices in Rajkot District of Gujarat

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ◽

10.20546/ijcmas.2019.803.033 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (03) ◽

pp. 263-268

Author(s):

V.S. Prajapati ◽

P.S. Sharma ◽

S.V. Undhad ◽

N.B. Jadav ◽

A.R. Parmar

Keyword(s):

Dairy Farm ◽

Animal Husbandry ◽

Training Needs ◽

Farm Women ◽

Husbandry Practices

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

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology ◽

10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i530582 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 106-113

Author(s):

Prabhjot Kaur ◽

Lavleen Kaur ◽

. Astha

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Rural Women ◽

Dairy Farm ◽

Dairy Farming ◽

Farm Women ◽

Cow Dung ◽

Dairy Farmers ◽

Small Female ◽

Women In Decision Making

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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