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Subject: Agricultural Extension and Communication × Author: Pushpa Kumari × End date: 2009 × Start date: 2004 × Type: Thesis ×
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    A study on gender analysis in dairy farming practices among van gujjars of Hardwar district of Uttarakhand
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2008-12) Pushpa Kumari; Bhardwaj, Neelam
    Gender distinction is a common phenomenon in human society. It is used for studying the role of males and females in intra and inter household dynamics within a farming system. In India almost 66.8 percent of total workers are employed in agriculture and allied sectors. The proportion of women employed in this sector is 80.7 per cent compared to 62.7 per cent of men. The women contribute 71 per cent of labour force in livestock farming. Van Gujjars are one of the well known pastoral community known for their traditional and noble profession of dairy farming. Very few studies specifically focused on Gujjar women in dairy farming practices are available, realizing the importance of gender analysis in dairy farming practices among Gujjar tribes of Uttarakhand state were conducted. A pre-tested structured interview schedule and knowledge test was administered to 170 household of two resettled Van Gujjars villages, from each household one male and female who were engaged in dairy farming practices were selected as respondents. The finding of the study indicated that majority of daily dairy farming activities predominantly performed by females except selling milk and collecting leaves from the trees. Majority of the males had participation in the occasional dairy farming activities. The average time spent by females on daily and occasional dairy farming activities was 743.06 minute per day and 27.64 hours per years and males spent 408.89 minutes per day and 24.32 hours per years respectively. Majority of respondents both males and females had neutral attitude towards scientific dairy farming practices and value orientation. Majority of males and females had medium level of informal sources of information, extension contact and mass media exposure. Decisions regarding feeding, breeding and marketing were taken by majority of males except management practices. Regarding control over resources and its benefits were majority controlled by males only. In case of knowledge about improved dairy farming practices such as breeding, feeding, management and health care the percentage of respondents were 57.94(61.76% males and 54.12% females), 63.82(64.70% males and 62.94% females) , 67.35 (61.77% males and 72.94% females)and 61.18 percent (60.00% males and 62.35% females). Almost all the variables of both male and female respondents were positively correlated with knowledge level except age, family size and milk consumption.