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Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

After independence, development of the rural sector was considered the primary concern of the Government of India. In 1949, with the appointment of the Radhakrishnan University Education Commission, imparting of agricultural education through the setting up of rural universities became the focal point. Later, in 1954 an Indo-American team led by Dr. K.R. Damle, the Vice-President of ICAR, was constituted that arrived at the idea of establishing a Rural University on the land-grant pattern of USA. As a consequence a contract between the Government of India, the Technical Cooperation Mission and some land-grant universities of USA, was signed to promote agricultural education in the country. The US universities included the universities of Tennessee, the Ohio State University, the Kansas State University, The University of Illinois, the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Missouri. The task of assisting Uttar Pradesh in establishing an agricultural university was assigned to the University of Illinois which signed a contract in 1959 to establish an agricultural University in the State. Dean, H.W. Hannah, of the University of Illinois prepared a blueprint for a Rural University to be set up at the Tarai State Farm in the district Nainital, UP. In the initial stage the University of Illinois also offered the services of its scientists and teachers. Thus, in 1960, the first agricultural university of India, UP Agricultural University, came into being by an Act of legislation, UP Act XI-V of 1958. The Act was later amended under UP Universities Re-enactment and Amendment Act 1972 and the University was rechristened as Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology keeping in view the contributions of Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant, the then Chief Minister of UP. The University was dedicated to the Nation by the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960. The G.B. Pant University is a symbol of successful partnership between India and the United States. The establishment of this university brought about a revolution in agricultural education, research and extension. It paved the way for setting up of 31 other agricultural universities in the country.

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Subject: Agricultural Extension × Author: Khurana, Priya × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    A study on adoption of improved dairy farming practices by dairy farmers in Kumaon division of Uttarakhand
    (G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 2022-08) Khurana, Priya; Khurana, Priya; Kandpal, Arpita Sharma; Kandpal, Arpita Sharma
    Livestock sector contributes 4.11 per cent GDP (20th Livestock Census 2019). According to United States Department Agriculture 2018, 80 million households were engaged in dairy farming and majority of them are small scale, marginal farmers. The dairy farming has been considered as a potential means of employment and socio economic development for people in rural areas. Uttarakhand trails behind from highest milk producing states due to less growth rate in milk production(Chand,2017), focused should be given to the improved dairy farming to increase milk production and development of dairy industry. The present study was conducted in Kumaon division of Uttarakhand state. Udham Singh Nagar district was purposively selected as locale of study because it has highest milk production in Kumaon division. For the selection of block, Rudrapur and Sitarganj blocks were selected by chit method of Simple Random Sampling. Two villages were selected from each selected block by random sampling. Total 100 respondents from these villages were selected through purposive sampling method. The statistical techniques such as percentage, mean, frequency, weighted mean score, standard deviation, t-paired test were used for data interpretation. The findings of the study reported that majority (62 %) of the respondents were middle aged, 29 per cent were educated till high school level. It was found that 53 per cent of the farmers had medium family size i.e.3-6 family member and 36 per cent had small land holdings (1-2 hectares). Majority of the respondents (72%) had medium herd size (3-7). About 54 per cent of the respondents had dairy farming as primary occupation. Majority of the respondents (66%) had medium annual income (Rs.241888-Rs.559111) and 80 per cent of the respondents were having medium milk production (4.5-16 litres). About 59 per cent of the respondents had medium dairy farming experience (9-25 years). Majority of the respondents (73%) had medium social participation (1.5-3). Total 69 per cent of the respondents had medium source of information (12-15) and 68 per cent showed medium economic motivation (12-17). It was revealed that 63 per cent of the respondents were having medium risk preference (16-23). Majority of the respondents (71%) have overall medium extent of adoption of improved dairy farming practices (29-34). It was resulted that respondents with higher education, higher land holdings, higher dairy farming experience, higher annual income, higher milk production higher social participation, higher risk preference and higher economic motivation tends to have more extent of adoption of improved dairy farming practices as they are found to have a significant and positive relationship with extent of adoption of dairy farming practices. The major constraints faced by dairy farmers were lack of trainings received and low prices of milk and milk products. The research study provide an in depth understanding about extent of adoption of improved dairy farming practices which would help extension agencies, livestock officers to redesign their activities for the transfer of recommended practices related to dairy farming to the dairy farmers.