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“PARTICIPATION OF FARM WOMEN IN DECISION MAKING PROCESS WITH RESPECT TO ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES

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Title “PARTICIPATION OF FARM WOMEN IN DECISION MAKING PROCESS WITH RESPECT TO ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES
 
Creator CHANDRAVADIA KIRAN UKABHAI
 
Contributor Thakrar D. M.
 
Subject ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES”
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
 
Description In the developing country like India, most predominantly
agricultural, the economic status of the people is directly related to
the production they get from land and livestock. India depends on
growth of agriculture and animal husbandry. Both these enterprises
play a significant role in Indian economy. Livestock sector is a
prominent sector among agriculture and allied activities in India
In India, women with the varied social, economical, political,
regional and linguistic backgrounds constitute half the nation's
population. Women are the pillars on which the family unit stands but
in reality rural women present a picture of object poverty and
exploitation both inside and outside the home. Traditionally, women's
roles are confined to household chores and animal husbandry
practices, which in general engage them for longer hours than men
each day. The farm women have a lot of potential for the development
but they are unable to identify their own strength. All that required is
to motivate them to participate in economic activities needed for their
development. They can become a great resource in the development
process if they are properly organized and mobilized to make them
self-reliant by encouraging them to participate in decision making not
only in household activities but in animal husbandry practices. Other
than home affairs, they also show their involvement in planning,
decision-making and supervisory activities related to dairy
occupation. Keeping this in view, an attempt is to be made
systematically to study “PARTICIPATION OF FARM WOMEN IN
DECISION MAKING PROCESS WITH RESPECT TO ANIMAL
HSUBANDRY PRACTICES” with following objectives:
1) To study the personal, economical, social, communicational
and psychological characteristics of farm women.
2) To develop and measure participation of farm women in
decision making process with respect to animal husbandry
practices.
3) To measure the decision making pattern of farm women with
respect to animal husbandry practices.
4) To ascertain the relationship between characteristic of farm
women and the extent of participation in decision making
process.
5) To determine attitude of farm women towards participation in
decision making process.
6) To know the constraints faced by women and suggestions
offered while participation in decision making process.
METHODOLOGY
The present study was undertaken in Junagadh district
which is operational area of Junagadh Agricultural University. In
Junagadh district, six talukas were purposively selected where
maximum number of dairy cooperative society existence. Two villages
were purposively selected from each taluka having more number of
members of dairy cooperative society. Total twelve villages were
selected for the study. Twenty farm women were selected randomly
from each of the selected villages. In all, 240 farm women were
selected to serve as the respondents for the study. The data were
collected in the light of the objectives of the study with the help of well
structured pre tested Gujarati version interview schedule. For
measurement of dependent and independent variables included in
study, different scales and scoring techniques developed by other
scientists were used with slight modifications. The data so collected
were coded, classified, tabulated and analyzed in order to make the
finding meaningful. The statistical tools used were percentage, mean
score, standard deviation and coefficient of correlation, regression and
step wise regression analysis.
The important findings of the study are summarized as below.
The study revealed that more than half (57.08 per cent) of
the farm women belonged to middle age group, educated up to (38.75
per cent) primary level, had medium experience (62.92 per cent) in
animal husbandry practices, animal husbandry plus farming as their
occupation (54.58 per cent), Slightly more than two-fifth (40.42 per
cent) of the farm women had small land holding, low annual income
(42.92 per cent), medium size of herd (62.92 per cent), had medium
milk production (69.58 per cent), medium area under fodder crop
(75.00 per cent), belonged to joint family (66.25 per cent) and large
size of family (78.75 per cent), nearly two-fifth (38.75 per cent) of farm
women had medium social participation, had medium (60.00 per cent)
mass media exposure, medium (55.00 per cent) level of extension
participation, more than two-fifth (46.67 per cent) of the farm women
had medium level of cosmopoliteness, medium (65.42 per cent)
scientific orientation, slightly less than three-fourth (74.58 cent) of the
respondents had medium level of risk orientation, belongs to medium
economic motivation category (48.33 per cent) and under medium
innovativeness (59.17 per cent).
The dependent variable undertaken in this study. The 11
indicators were used to major the decision making process of farm
women. Share of main indicators in decision making process was
calculated and distributed in different categories according to the
response of respondents. The rank was given to all 11 main indicators
according to the mean. The indicators daily practices ranked first
followed by health care practices, profit utilization, fodder production,
management practices, feeding practices, housing facilities, making
milk product, marketing practices, breeding practices and financial
practices.
As concerned overall decision making process, slightly more
than three-fifth (62.50 per cent) of the farm women had medium level
participation. Whereas, 19.17 and 18.33 per cent of the farm women
had high and low level of participation in decision making process,
respectively.
With regard to breeding practices, farm women’s self decision
found to be negligible except rearing of calves (90.84) and pregnancy
diagnosis (71.67 per cent). In case of feeding practices, great majority
of the farm women had self decision in feeding schedule of young
heifers (78.34 per cent), dry animals (70.84 per cent), milch animals
(70.00 per cent) and pregnant animals (65.00 per cent).
About fodder practices concerned, majority of farm women
had not participation regarding selection of fodder crop. With respect
to management practices great majority of farm women taken self
decision about dung for fuel (77.08 per cent), milk to family (75.42).
In case of making milk product majority of women taken self
decision in making of ghee (91.66 per cent), butter milk (78.75 per
cent) and curd (70.00 per cent). With regard to marketing practices
nearly half of the farm women had taken joint decision with her
husband about sell of animal (54.58 per cent) and purchase of
concentrated feed (53.33 per cent).
About housing facilities concerned, majority of farm women
was participation of decision making process with her family member
about arrangement of scientific housing (52.50 per cent), arrangement
of traditional house (30.83 per cent) and repair shed (24.58 per cent).
With regard to health care practices majority of farm women
had taken jointly decision with her husband about cost of medicine
(72.50 per cent). While in case of daily practices decision taken by
farm women were highest.
With respect to financial practices farm women had jointly
decision with husband and family members about financial practices
i.e. loan facilities and perception of loan interest. As concerned profit
utilization majority of the farm women taken jointly decision with her
husband about children education (71.67 per cent) and half per cent
of women taken self decision about purchase of luxury items.
Majority of the farm women (57.50 per cent) had neutral
attitude towards participation in decision making process.
Based on the correlation analysis it was found that the
variables viz., age, education, experience, occupation, annual income,
herd size, milk production, type of family, size of family, social
participation, mass media exposure, extension participation,
cosmopoliteness, scientific orientation, risk orientation, economic
motivation and innovative proneness had significant relationship with
decision making process. Whereas, size of land holding and area
under fodder crop had no association with decision making process of
farm women with respect to animal husbandry practices.
With a view to know the variation in decision making
process, 69.79 per cent of total variation was found and the same was
explained by set of 19 independent variables together. Out of 19
variables, thirteen variables viz., milk production, experience in
animal husbandry, age, scientific orientation, education, economic
motivation, social participation, herd size, type of family, mass media
exposure, risk orientation, innovative proneness and size of family had
significant contribution in decision making process.
On the basis of the results of stepwise multiple regression
analysis it was found that the thirteen variables viz., milk production,
experience in animal husbandry, age, scientific orientation, education,
economic motivation, social participation, herd size, type of family,
mass media exposure, risk orientation, innovative proneness and size
of family put together explained as much 69.37 per cent of total
variation in the decision making process.
Major constraints faced by farm women were; costly
management, lack of self confidence in decision and lack of technical
know-how about breeding, feeding, management and health care on
milch animals.
Major suggestions offered by farm women were cattle feed
should be provided at reasonable price, balanced concentrates should
be subsidized by Government and loan should be provided to
purchase milch animals easily.
 
Date 2016-09-21T17:43:26Z
2016-09-21T17:43:26Z
2013-03
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/78228
 
Language en
 
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