Training needs of dairy farm women about dairy farming

Abstract

The study was conducted in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra state during the year 2021-22. To access the training needs of dairy farm women about dairy farming. Hingoli district of the Marathwada region of Maharashtra state was selected randomly. Four talukas from the selected district and from each taluka three villages were selected randomly, total 12 villages are selected from Hingoli District for study. From each selected village, ten farm women those having cow, buffalo, goat, sheep and other milking animals were selected purposively, in this way total 120 respondents were considered for the study. An Ex-post-facto research design was followed for the study. Data was gathered using a well-structured interview schedule created with the study's objectives in mind. The collected data was analysed, classified and tabulated. Statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and coefficient correlation were used to interpret findings and draw conclusions. Among the 120 selected farmers more than half (60.84%) of farm women had medium level of training needs while 17.50 percent and 21.67 percent respondents were in high and low level of training needs, respectively.