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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: Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education × Author: Patra, Sayan × Type: Thesis ×
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    Implications of covid-19 on dairy sector: evidences from milk shed areas around Pantnagar, Uttarakhand
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2021-07) Patra, Sayan; Tripathi, S.C.
    Sudden outbreak of the Covid-19 and restrictions enforced by the Indian government to control the situation, gave a strong impact on the fast growing dairy sector of the country. Study conducted to find out the implications of Covid-19 by taking data from a total of 80 respondents comprised of 40 members of milk co-operative society and 40 non-members dairy farmers of Jawaharnagar and Shantipuri milk shed areas of Udham singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand. Study indicated that majority of dairy farmers of study areas were middle aged (67.5% and 60%) belonged to general category (75%) having education level between primary to high school (42% and 40%) and belonged to nuclear family (62.5% and 57.5%) with family size of 4 to 6 members (60% and 75%). Majority of dairy farmers had their own land and 62 and 95 percent of them were engaged with agriculture and dairying as a primary occupation with medium herd size (52.5%) in Shantipuri and small herd size (72.5%) in Jawaharnagar. About 57.5 and 75 percent dairy farmers of Jawaharnagar and Shantipuri respectively followed the regular vaccination and daily cleaning of shade by about 82.5 percent and 80 percent. Most of dairy farmers purchased feed (87.5% and 72.5%) and medicines (97.5% and 95 %) from market and had low mass media exposure and extension agent contacts. TV was the major information source about Covid-19 whereas fellow farmer was the major consultants for dairying. Data related to training needs indicated that marketing (p ≤ 0.01) and credit facilities from the bank and other institutions (p ≤ 0.01) were the major information seeking areas. Whereas healthcare management and reproduction, feeding management of the dry, pregnant, newborn and lactating animas, etc. were the others during Covid-19. Disruption of the milk marketing channels (p ≤ 0.01) and nonavailability of concentrate feed (p ≤ 0.01) were the major constraints during this pandemic situation, which was more faced by the non-member dairy farmers than members of dairy co-operative societies. But the milk price drop (p ≤ 0.01) was more among the members rather than non-members who faced more decrease in milk marketing (p ≤ 0.01). Among management and feeding constraints, high cost (rank I) and non-availability (rank II) of concentrate feed, among breeding and health care constraints, ignorance of vaccination (rank II), non-availability of the veterinary services as well as medicines (rank III) and among the administrative and technological constraints, price fluctuation of cattle feed (rank I), movement restriction (rank I), poor transportation (rank II) etc. were the major significant (p ≤ 0.01) constraints reported by the dairy farmers during Covid-19 pandemic. Age (p ≤ 0.01), family size, education (p ≤ 0.05) and occupation were negatively where as gender (p ≤ 0.01) and herd size (p ≤ 0.05) were positively correlated with these constraints and also the overall data indicated that non-member dairy farmers more suffered than members during Covid-19. Bearing mask, avoiding shake hand, regular hand sanitization, physical distancing, washing hand with and without sanitizer before milking etc. were the most adopted precautionary measures to prevent Covid-19.