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Subject: Family Resource Management × Author: DEEPA NAIK × End date: 2018 × Start date: 2010 ×
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    WOMEN IN DAIRY FARMING - AN ANALYSIS OF HUMAN COST OF WORK
    (University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 2014-06) DEEPA NAIK; Dr. P. R. SUMANGALA
    Dairy farming is one of the important activities of the rural population of our country. The present study is designed to study the role of women in dairy farming and to assess the Human cost of work of dairy farming based on ergonomic evaluation. The research design used for the present investigation was exploratory and experiment. The survey was conducted in Dharwad and Kalghatagi taluks. A total of 210 dairy farm women were selected for the survey. A representative subsample of 35 women subjects participated in ergonomic analysis experiement. The data revealed that in Dharwad and Kalaghatgi taluks higher percentage of dairy farmers had more than 15 years of experience in dairy farming. In Dharwad taluk profit gained in dairy farming business was Rs. 1,53,64,951/- per annum. Whereas in Kalaghatgi, profit gained was Rs. 99,34,734/- per annum. Participation of women in all the activities of dairy farming was more and that was followed by men. The human cost of work of dairy farming is a collective effect of independent variables viz., physiological (energy expenditure and physiological cost of work), physical (grip strength of both the hands) and biomechanical variables (body angles at work) has revealed that the use of drudgery reducing tool (DRT) in carrying out milking and cleaning of animal shed activity was found to be effective as the total score of all comprehensive selection of variables considered under HCWIDF was recorded low when compared to traditional method of performing the above mentioned activities. It could be concluded that by using DRT viz., Revolving milking stand and stool for milking activity and Gopal Khore spade for cleaning of animal shed has reduced the human cost of work.