SOCIO-PERSONAL AND ECONOMIC PROFILE OF PERI-URBAN AND RURAL DAIRY FARMERS IN REWA DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH

MANOJ KUMAR AHIRWAR¹, H.S. SINGH², RAJ KUMAR PATEL³*, M.K. MONDAL^4
1College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India
²Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India
³Department of Veterinary and Husbandry Extension, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁴Department of Veterinary and Husbandry Extension, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India
* Corresponding Author : patel.drraj@yahoo.com

Received : 23-09-2016     Accepted : 04-12-2016     Published : 28-12-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 63       Pages : 3548 - 3551
Int J Agr Sci 8.63 (2016):3548-3551

Keywords : Socio-personal and economic profile, Peri-urban, rural, Dairy farmer
Academic Editor : Dr Dayakar Rao B
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

Study was conducted in purposively selected Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh as in 2012 livestock census the district comprises of highest number of livestock population in the State. Selection of 60 peri-urban and 60 rural dairy farmers was done randomly from the study area. The peri-urban was defined as the surrounding area 5 kilometers radius from the Nagar Nigam while rest of the district was taken as rural area as whole. Schedule was developed for the study of socioeconomic profile of the respondents in the study area. Ranks correlation method was used to study the correlation coefficient between independent socio-personal and economic characteristics and knowledge of respondents about improved dairy farming practices. Data were collected by personal interview method, analyzed through various appropriate statistical tools as frequency, percentage. Peri-urban farmers belonged to 55.00% middle age, 33.33% young age and 11.67% old age with education of high school 38.33%, followed by higher secondary 31.67%, primary 15.00%, graduation 11.67%, post-graduation and above 1.66% and illiterate 1.67% while rural dairy farmers 46.67% belonged to middle age followed by old age 30.00% and young age 23.33% with education 33.33% up to high school followed by primary 26.67%, higher secondary 20.00%, illiterate level 13.33%, graduation 5.00%, and post-graduation 01.67% respectively. Peri-urban respondents belongs to OBC 38.33% followed by general 28.33%, SC 21.67%, ST 11.67% with marital status as married 88.33% followed by single 10.00%, divorced 1.67% and in rural respondents OBC 41.67% followed by general 28.33%, SC 16.67%, ST 13.33% and marital status as 92.50% married followed by single 7.50% and divorced 0.00%. Majority of the peri-urban respondents had agriculture (38.33%) as primary occupation with marginal-small land holding group 55.00% followed by labor 31.67% while rural respondents 78.33% had agriculture as primary occupation with 33.33% small-medium land holding group followed by dairying 08.33%. Peri-urban respondents were in small-medium herd size category 88.33% while rural respondents belonged medium-large herd group 68.33%. In extension contacts peri-urban respondents were under medium to high category 71.67 %while majority of the peri-rural respondents were under medium to low category 70.00%. Majority of the farmers in peri-urban area belonged to medium to high income group (76.67%) while rural dairy farmers belonged to low to medium income group (90.00%). It was concluded that the peri-urban dairy farmers were younger, comparatively more educational level, more extension contacts as compared to the rural farmers. Peri-urban dairy farmers were belonging to the nuclear family with more economic stability and less family stability with small herd size as compared to the rural farmers. Occupation, herd size and annual income of peri-urban and rural dairy farmers had positive and significant correlation with the knowledge about improved dairy farming practices.