Constraints and their suggestions faced by dairy farmers in adoption of scientific dairy management practices

Abstract

The study was carried out in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur region. For the study, 200 dairy farmers were chosen as a sample. The majority of dairy farmers had a medium degree of acceptance of scientific dairy technologies, followed by high and low, according to the extent of farmer adoption. The expense of crossbred cows and enhanced buffaloes, the high cost of private practitioners' consulting services, the challenge of storing milk during the summer, and a lack of expertise in silage preparation were found to be the primary obstacles encountered by dairy farmers. Dairy farmers made several important recommendations, including the following: concentrates should be made available at the lowest possible price at the village level; marketing facilities for milk and milk products should be established; sufficient AI infrastructure should be ensured at the village level; a planned and consistent supply of vaccines should be available; scientific knowledge for managing the dairy business should be provided; and the loan amount for purchasing dairy animals should be increased.