STUDY ON DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES AND CONSTRAINTS PERCEIVED BY WOMEN GOAT FARMERS IN VARIOUS ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA

B. SANTRA¹, A. GOSWAMI², K.C. DHARA³, S. BISWAS⁴*
¹Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, 700 037, India
²Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, 700 037, India
³Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, 700 037, India
⁴Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, 700 037, India
* Corresponding Author : sbiswasvet@gmail.com

Received : 01-10-2020     Accepted : 13-10-2020     Published : 15-10-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 19       Pages : 10254 - 10258
Int J Agr Sci 12.19 (2020):10254-10258

Keywords : Women, Goat farmer, Demographic, Profile, Constraints, Aspiration
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, 700037, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The Goat farming plays a key role in socio-economic development and wellbeing of the rural landless laborers, small and marginal farmers and specially women folk. A Study was conducted on demographic profiles and constraints perceived by Women Goat farmers in purposively selected 05 nos. of aspirational districts of NITI Aayog, GOI in West Bengal. A sample of 50 nos. of women goat farmers were randomly selected as respondents from each one block of each district with total sample size of 250 nos. for the present study. The collected data with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule were compiled and analyzed statistically for better interpretation and conclusion. The study of various demographic profiles indicated that, majority of women goat farmers were active in age group, Hindu and Muslim by religion, married with average monthly income upto Rs.2001-5000/-, labour and cultivation as primary occupation, majority belonged to SC and general category, small-nuclear family status and used to reside in Pucca house. The majority of respondents retained up to 01-hectare land possession, no draught animal and cycle, Radio-TV as basic amenity device in house in terms of minimum sustainable livelihood indicator. The study also revealed that, non-availability of feed, epidemic of animal disease, lack of green fodder, credit facility and high feed cost of ingredients were the major constraints faced by the women goat owners, which was very much indicative in formulation of specific animal husbandry development plan in the study area of the state of West Bengal, India

The goat husbandry plays a key role in sustainable livelihood generation of rural women goat owners in the various aspiration district of the state West Bengal, India. The study of various demographic profiles indicated that, the majority of women goat farmers in the functional area was active age group, Hindu and Muslim by religion, married with average monthly income up to Rs.2001-5000/-, labour and cultivation as primary occupation, majority belongs to SC & General category, small-nuclear family status and resides in Pucca house with. The majority of respondents retain up to 1-hectare land possession, no draught animal and cycle, radio and TV as amenity device in their house in terms of minimum sustainable livelihood indicator in the study area.

The study reveals that non availability of feed, epidemic of animal disease, lack of green fodder, credit facility and high feed cost of ingredients were the major constraints faced by the respondent’s goat owners, which is very much indicative in formulation of specific animal husbandry development plan in the study area of the state of West Bengal, India.

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	Table-1 The demographic and Socio Personal characteristics of Women goat farmers in aspirational districts (05 Nos.) of West Bengal, (N = 250)
	Table-2 Constraints perceived of the Women Goat farmers of Aspirational districts of the state of West Bengal