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    Scientific dairy farming training for scheduled caste farm families: An impact study
    (CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-08) Vikram; Yadav, V.P.S
    The present investigation was conducted in Faridabad district of Haryana (India). The sample for the study constituted the trainees of On-campus vocational training conducted by KVK, Faridabad on scientific dairy farming during the period 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. Sixty dairy trainee farmers (thirty from each training) were selected purposively as well as 60 non-trainee dairy farmers were selected randomly from the villages. It consists of independent and dependent variables including various socio-personal traits of both categories of farmers i.e. trainee and non-trainee, scientific dairy farming, knowledge and adoption along with constraints observed by dairy farmers. The study revealed that majority of trainee dairy farmers fall in young age category i.e. 75 per cent while majority of non-trainee dairy farmers i.e. 63.33 per cent to middle age category. Among trainees dairy farmers majority of respondents possessed the matric education level (46.67%) and non-trainees possessed the primary level of education (30.00%). In case of marital status the percentage of married non-trainee dairy farmers is found to be higher than the trainee dairy farmers by 13.33 percent. In case of family size variables the majority of both trainee and non-trainee dairy farmers belonged to small family size. The social participation in case of trainee dairy farmers was 11.67 per cent in Milk Co-operative Society only and non-trainee dairy farmers the social participation was 8.33 per cent in Gram Panchayat only. The majority of trainee dairy farmers (51.67%) and non-trainee dairy farmers (80%) belonged to low level of annual family income group i.e. up to Rs. 20000. Milk sale by trainee dairy farmers belonged to medium category while non-trainee dairy farmers belonged to low category but majority of both trainee and non-trainee dairy farmers had prepared curd/lassi/Ghee at home. As far as the extension contact variable concerned, the majority of trainee dairy farmers (60.00%) had acquaintance and made contact frequently with Veterinary Livestock Development Assistant followed by 20.00 per cent to Scientist from KVK and 18.33 per cent to Veterinary Surgeon whereas majority of non-trainee dairy farmers (76.67%) had acquaintance and made contact frequently with Veterinary Livestock Development Assistant followed by 15.00 per cent to Scientist from KVK and 8.33 per cent to Veterinary Surgeon. Trainee dairy farmers showed high and non-trainee dairy farmers had low level of innovativeness respectively. In case of knowledge level with regard to scientific dairy farming, majority of trainee dairy farmers had medium level of knowledge about feeding, breeding and health care, management practices while majority of non-trainee dairy farmers had low level of knowledge about feeding, breeding, management and health care practices. As far as adoption level is concerned, the trained dairy farmers have fully adopted the scientific dairy farming practices like feeding, breeding, health care and management practices while non-trainee farmers have partial adopted the scientific dairy farming practices. The trainee dairy farmers adopted the various dairy farming practices with positive attitude while non-trainee dairy farmers only partially adopted the practices. Constraints faced by trainee dairy farmers were high cost of balanced ration, non-availability of mineral mixture, non-availability of medicine and vaccines at local levels ; location of artificial insemination (A.I.) centre at a long distance, insufficient services and poor results of A.I., no knowledge of record keeping dairy management, lack of knowledge and resources for scientific housing.