AN ANALYSIS OF CONSTRAINTS EXPERIENCED BY THE FARMERS IN SERICULTURE BASED DAIRY FARMING

C.E. GIRISH¹, K.S. KADIAN², B.S. MEENA³, K. MANDI⁴*
¹Dairy Extension Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India
²Dairy Extension Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India
³Dairy Extension Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India
⁴Dairy Extension Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India
* Corresponding Author : kalyan.mandi@gmail.com

Received : 30-03-2020     Accepted : 13-04-2020     Published : 15-04-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 7       Pages : 9683 - 9685
Int J Agr Sci 12.7 (2020):9683-9685

Keywords : Sericulture, Dairy, Farming, Constraints, Farmers
Academic Editor : Horo Aniketa, Kalaivanan D., Dr Vijaya Lakshmi V, Rafael Rodriguez-hernandez
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Dairy Extension Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Sericulture and dairy farming play synergistic role in the livelihood of farmers particularly in Karnataka state. It provides assured income and employment to the farmers. Many studies revealed that when dairy enterprise was combined with other enterprises on scientific lines offered greater opportunities for increasing farm income and employment, particularly to the weaker sections of the rural community. The study was therefore, conducted in the Karnataka state as it is the highest producer of silk in the country and was also ranked 11th among top milk producing state in India. Two districts were selected for the purpose of study (Kolar and Chikkaballapura). From each districts two blocks were randomly selected. And, from each block three villages were randomly selected, wherein 15 respondents were randomly selected from each village. Therefore, a total 0f 180 respondents were selected for the study. The semi-structured interview schedule was developed for field investigation. The major findings of the study revealed that, inadequate of water resource, inadequate labour force, non-availability of fodder round the year for dairy farming, lack of information about scientific farming practices (Sericulture + Dairy) were some of the major constraints faced by the farmers using Garret ranking method. Further, it is also recommended that through proper training, extension facilities and financial support, the constraints could be overcome to large extent.

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