Entrepreneurial Behavioural Index of Dairy Farmers in the Northern Districts of Tamil Nadu

Background/Objectives: The role played by entrepreneurs has vital importance in the developing countries like India, where there are ample opportunities for using innovations in the field of dairying. The study was conducted in four northern districts of Tamil Nadu to assess the characteristics of entrepreneurial behaviour.

Methods/Statistical analysis: A sample of 120 dairy farmers was selected randomly from selected blocks of the four Northern districts of Tamil Nadu. The data were collected with the help of a well-structured and pre-tested interview schedule. The data collected were scored, tabulated and analysed with the help of appropriated statistical tools.

Findings: Majority of farmers possessed high level of achievement motivation (60.80%), cosmopoliteness (80.00%) and self-confidence (77.50%). Most of the responded possessed medium level of innovativeness (71.60%), decision making ability (64.20%), risk orientation (65.86%), co-ordination ability (75.00%) and information seeking behaviour (69.20%) and low level of planning ability (44.20). The overall entrepreneurial behavioural index (EBI) was medium level (65.84) among dairy farmers.

Improvements/Applications: It is necessary to educate the farmers to plan younger generation aware about the scientific commercial dairy farming and the profitability of having larger herd size with high productive dairy animals.