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A STUDY ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF DAIRY FARMERS IN TELANGANA STATE

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Title A STUDY ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF DAIRY FARMERS IN TELANGANA STATE
 
Creator Y. Shyam Babu
A. Saratchandra
R.M.V. Prasad
D. Nagalakshmi
M. Srinivas Reddy
 
Subject Age
education
social status
family
land holding
farming system
herd size
annual income
 
Description Dairy farming plays an important role in social and economic livelihood of the farmers of Telangana state. An investigation was carried out to study the cost of milk production in buffaloes of dairy farmers in Karimnagar, Khammam and Rangareddy districts of Telangana. The data was collected from 240 farmers spread over 24 villages in 6 mandals in the selected districts. The 240 respondents were interviewed as per the questionnaire. The statistical data revealed that 51.66 per cent of the respondents belonged to middle age group and 28.75 per cent of the respondents were educated up to secondary level (up to 10th class). Majority (42.91%) of the respondents belonged to backward caste. Most of the respondents belonged to medium sized family. Majority (62.08%) of the respondents had nuclear family. Majority (39.16) of the respondents have medium herd size of animals and 40 per cent respondents were having annual income of medium level (Rs.75,000-150,000). Most (76.66%) of the respondents had membership in at least one organization, 35 per cent were marginal farmers, 67.91 per cent respondents followed agriculture + dairying as main source of income. Majority 48.75 per cent had extension contacts with gopalamitra, paravet, VAS/AD (AH). 
 
Publisher Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
 
Date 2023-12-19
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJVASR/article/view/145705
 
Source Indian Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Research; Vol. 52 No. 5 (2023): IJVASR Sep - Oct 2023; 42-55
2347-2774
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJVASR/article/view/145705/53143
 
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