Relationship between training needs of farm women and their selected independent variable about improved animal husbandry practices

Abstract

Animal husbandry is an integral component of Indian agriculture supporting livelihood of more than two-thirds of the rural population. Many of the important tasks in animal husbandry are performed by women besides their responsibilities as home makers and caring of animals is considered as an extension of domestic activities. Keeping this in view, present study was thought to be taken out with measure the correlation between Socio-personal and socio-economic characteristics of farm women regarding improved animal husbandry practices studied in saurashtra region of Gujarat state, India because Saurashtra region has significant contribution of local cows (45%) among the different region of state., the present investigation was conducted in Junagadh and Gir-somnath district of Saurashtra Region of Gujarat state was purposively selected. Two talukas selected from each selected districts for present study. Three villages were selected purposively from the each selected taluka having more population of cattle and buffalo, by selecting 10 from each selected village were taken by using random sampling technique with a condition that the farm women has been rearing animals on their farm at least 3 years or having herd, total 120 farm women were selected for research purpose. Out of fourteen independent variables, six variables viz. social participation, extension participation, mass media exposure, adoption, attitude and risk orientation had negative and highly significant correlation with training needs of farm women about improved animal husbandry practices. Education had negative and significant correlation whereas, age, size of family, dairy experience, size of land holding, herd size and economic motivation had non- significant association with training needs of farm women. Annual income was there that showed positive and significant correlation with training needs of farm women about improved animal husbandry practices. So, it can be concluded that those variables who had establish significant influence on training needs must be reckon while planning any training programme related animal husbandry practices.