PERSONAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL DAIRY FARMERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH ECONOMICS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS IN ARAVALLI DISTRICT OF GUJARAT

N.K. PATEL¹*, B.K. ASHWAR², M.B. RAJPUT³, M.V. PRAJAPATI^4
1Kankuba Pashupalan Vidyapith, Institute of Dairy Sciences, Ganpat University, Kherva, 384012, India
²Professor and Head, Department of veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385506, Gujarat, India
³Veterinary officer, Directorate Extension Education, Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382010, India
⁴Kankuba Pashupalan Vidyapith, Institute of Dairy Sciences, Ganpat University, Kherva, 384012, India
* Corresponding Author : nispat92@gmail.com

Received : 23-05-2018     Accepted : 29-05-2018     Published : 15-06-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 11       Pages : 6187 - 6191
Int J Agr Sci 10.11 (2018):6187-6191

Keywords : Commercial dairy farm, Personal characteristic, Socio economic characteristic, Economics of milk production
Academic Editor : Mehul Patel, Parvejkhan Jitumiya Chavada
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Dantiwada, 385506, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The present study was conducted in Aravalli district of Gujarat state to find out the personal and socio-economic status of the commercial dairy farmers and the variable influencing economics of milk production. The four talukas namely Modasa, Malpur, Bayad, Dhansura were selected purposively for the study. Total 40 commercial farmers who had at least 30 Adult livestock Unit at the time of investigation were selected as respondents. Study revealed that majority of farmers belonged to medium personal and socio-economic status. Result of multiple regression analysis indicated that extension participation, milk production and economic motivation had positive and significant effect on economics of milk production.

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