SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE DAIRY FARMERS IN SULTANPUR DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH

Sanjeev Atreya¹*, Prakash Singh², Subodh Kumar³, Manoj Kumar⁴, Kaushik Prasad⁵, Kamal Kishore^6
1Department of Extension Education, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224229, Uttar Pradesh, India
²Department of Extension Education, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224229, Uttar Pradesh, India
³Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224229, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁴Department of Extension Education, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224229, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁵Department of Extension Education, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224229, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁶Department of Extension Education, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224229, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : sanjeevatrey365@gmail.com

Received : 04-06-2018     Accepted : 22-06-2018     Published : 30-06-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 12       Pages : 6368 - 6372
Int J Agr Sci 10.12 (2018):6368-6372

Keywords : Socio-economic profile, Dairy farmers, Schedule, Resource
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224229, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

This study was conducted in Sultanpur district purposively selected because in this district there is highest milk production among all the entire district in Faizabad commissionery (U.P.). There are a total number of 69 milk cooperative societies under cooperative milk union Sultanpur district. These cooperative societies will be arranged in descending order according to the total milk collection at each cooperative society. From the list of cooperative societies, 10 milk cooperative societies having highest milk collection will be selected purposely. The list of member dairy farmers will be prepared from the selected milk cooperative society. From the list 10 members dairy farmers from each of the selected society would be selected randomly. So 100 members dairy farmers and non member dairy farmers would be identified thus a total of 200 dairy farmers will be the sample size for the study reveals that in case of Member dairy farmers in district Sultanpur dairy farmer, the maximum number of respondents58% were found in (32-62) of age group, like this 15 % literate, 73% other backward caste, 74% nuclear family, 62% medium family size (5-11 members), 93% marginal land holding size (less than 1 ha.), 36% agriculture occupation, 63% low categories annual income (up to 87165 Rs), 33% pucca houses, 72% in middle categories overall material possession (13 to 37 equipment), respectively. Likewise, in case of non member of dairy farmers, the majority of the respondents 59% were found in (32-61) of age group, like this 14 % literate, 65% other backward caste, 69% nuclear family, 79% medium family size (5-11 members), 98% marginal land holding size (less than 1 ha.), 37% agriculture occupation, 56% low categories annual income (up to 87165 Rs), 40% pucca houses, 62% in middle categories overall material possession (13 to 37 equipment), respectively.

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