DECISION MAKING PATTERN OF TRIBAL WOMEN ENGAGED IN DAIRY ENTERPRISE

G.G. CHAUHAN¹, M. CHOUDHARY²*, A.P. PATEL³, S. SONAVANE^4
1College of Agriculture, Waghai-Dangs, 394730, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396450, India
²College of Agriculture, Waghai-Dangs, 394730, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396450, India
³College of Agriculture, Waghai-Dangs, 394730, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396450, India
⁴College of Agriculture, Waghai-Dangs, 394730, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396450, India
* Corresponding Author : mahaveergodara@rediffmail.com

Received : 27-07-2018     Accepted : 11-08-2018     Published : 15-08-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 15       Pages : 6871 - 6873
Int J Agr Sci 10.15 (2018):6871-6873

Keywords : Decision making, tribal, dairy enterprise
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to College of Agriculture, Waghai-Dangs, 394730, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396450, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Women have a high stake in dairying; they account for 93 percent of total employment in dairy production. A woman plays an important role in dairy enterprises as manager, decision makers and skilled workers in spite of that her hard work is mostly been unpaid and their considerable involvement or contribution in dairy production has been underestimated or ignored. The low participation of farm women was observed in decision making about economic aspects of animal husbandry farming. The knowledge and skill of women dairy occupation and their participation on decision making certainly affects their efficiency work and the development of dairy enterprise. The data shows that head of the family or husband were dominating in taking decision regarding overall integrated dairy farming practices.

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