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R. A. Kale ¹, V. S. Tekale ², R. V. Dhere ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, M.S., IN
2 College of Agriculture, Nagpur, M.S., IN

Abstract

The present study on training needs of farm women in dairy farming was undertaken in Kalmeshwar Tahsil of Nagpur district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state with sample size of 100 dairy farm women from 15 villages. Here, in case of animal health and disease control precautions great majority of the respondents expressed their need for having training in vaccination of animals i.e. availability of vaccines (85.00%), which vaccine should to be given (84.00%) and time of vaccination (82.00%).Whereas, the majority of the respondents (80.00%) opined their need for training in feeding and care of improved breed, followed by feeding of pregnant cows/buffalos (78.00%), preparation of balanced diet (75.00%), production of good quality fodder (65.00%),information about milk storage. Very few respondents expressed their need for training in heat detection (04.00%).

Keywords

Training Needs, Farm Women, Dairy Farming

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J. I. Shaikh ¹, V. S. Tekale ², R. A. Kale ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, M.S., IN
2 College of Agriculture, Nagpur, M.S., IN

Abstract

The present study on constraints faced by dairy farmers in management of dairy enterprise was undertaken in Hingna and Kalmeshwar Tahsils of Nagpur district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state with sample size of 100 dairy farmers from 20 villages. The exploratory research design of social research was used in the present investigation. Dairy farming plays an important role in social and economical livelihood of the farmers. The constraints faced by dairy farmer while management of dairy enterprise, in case of infrastructural constraints cent per cent of dairy farmers expressed as major constraints such as unavailability of green fodder throughout the year. In case of economic constraints, major constraints expressed by dairy farmers were high cost of fodder, seed and high cost of cross breed cow. The major technical constraints expressed by dairy farmers were lack of technical guidance and poor knowledge about feeding and health care. Nearly cent per cent of the dairy farmers expressed under socio-psychological constraints like unavailability of time due to busy in domestic / agricultural work. However, more than three forth of dairy farmers expressed poor rapport to extension agencies and less information about Government schemes pertaining to dairy enterprise as communication constraints.

Keywords

Constraints, Dairy Farmer, Dairy Farming

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K. M. Chavan ¹, P. G. Mehta ², R. A. Kale ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, M.S., IN
2 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, M.S., IN

Abstract

In order to study the food grain storage practices followed by the farm women, 120 farm women were selected randomly from Raigad district of konkan region. The special designed schedule was used for collection of data. The data were collected for the year 2009. The data regarding practices used by the farm women for storage of food grains revealed that majority of the respondents had 'fully' adopted the practices namely, 'proper drying and cleaning of food grain on threshing yard ''sun drying' (93.33 %) used gunny bags as container for food grain storage (87.50 %). 93.33 per cent of the respondents used neem leaves to protect the food grain from stored grain pest. Majority of the respondents had 'not adopted' the practices namely 'use of silo bin, pusa bin, kisan kothi' (100.00 %), ''spraying of insecticides on storage material before storage of food grains' (95.84 %) and use of fumigants' (94.17 %).

Keywords

Food Grains, Storage, Farm Women, Adoption, Improved Storage Practices

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R. A. Kale ¹, V. S. Tekale ², J. H. Gaikwad ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, IN
2 College of Agriculture, Nagpur, M.S., IN

Abstract

The present study on constraints faced by farm women in dairy farming was undertaken in Kalmeshwar Tahsil of Nagpur district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state with sample size of 100 dairy farm women from 15 villages. The exploratory research design of social research was used in the present investigation. Dairy farming plays an important role in social and economical livelihood of the farmers. The constraints faced by farm women while dairy farming were; high cost of quality concentrate feeds (98.00%) and high cost needed for purchasing crossbred animals and veterinary medicine (95.00%), followed by decline in performance of exotic animals due to the high temperature (94.00%) and low water profile and lack of irrigation facilities (85.00%), inadequacy of green fodder round the year (82.00%) and nonremunerative price for milk (80.00%), Based on the assumption that the dairy farmers in Kalmeshwar Tahsil of Nagpur district were facing the crucial hindrance in the adoption of the scientific dairying. So the present research was taken to get an insight into the constraints and the gravity of these factors affecting the dairy farmers of this region.

Keywords

Constraints, Farm Women, Dairy Farming

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R. A. Kale ¹, V. S. Tekale ¹, R. V. Dhere ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Nagpur, M. S., IN
2 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Nagpur M. S., IN

Abstract

The present study on relationship between selected characteristics of farm women with training need in dairy farming was undertaken in Kalmeshwar tahsil of Nagpur district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state with sample size of 100 dairy farm women from 15 villages. Data were collected on personal, socio-economic, psychological and communicational characteristics of respondents with the help of pre structured and pretested interview schedule. Majority of the respondents were in middle age group with education level up to high school, belonging to small farmers category, engaged in agriculture and dairy. having annual income between Rs. 90,001 to 2,50,000/- , with medium level of social participation, belonging to joint family, having high level of extension contact with medium herds and having medium category of economic motivation. In relational analysis age of the respondents had negative and significant correlation with their training need, while annual income, herd size, social participation and extension contact were positively correlated with their training need, Whereas education, land holding, occupation, family type and economic motivation had non-significant correlation with their training need.

Keywords

Training Needs, Farm Women, Dairy Farming

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