Socio-economic profile analysis of dairy farmers of Yadgir district of Kalyana Karnataka region

Abstract

The study was conducted on socio-economic profile analysis of dairy farmers of Yadgir district of Kalyana Karnataka region during the year 2019-2020. Dairy farming plays an important role in social and economic livelihood of the farmers. The socio-economic profile of dairy farmers revealed that majority of the farmers (63.00%) belonged to middle age group. 32.00 per cent and 23.00 per cent were educated up to middle school and high school respectively. Majority (87.00 %) of the farmers had animal husbandry plus agriculture as main occupation, 66.00 per cent were belong to nuclear family and OBC category (61.00%), majority of farmers (80%) having local cattle’s with small to medium herd size and large number of farmers belong to low milk production and getting low milk yield from local and cross breed, While, 60.00 per cent of the farmers belonged to medium mass media participation, medium extension contact (54.00 %), medium extension participation (55.00 %), medium economic motivation (56.00 %) and medium scientific orientation (50.00%).