Capacity building of scheduled caste rural women through processing of milk and milk products
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Date
2009
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The study was undertaken in randomly selected two villages viz : Dhana and
Balawas, Hisar district, Haryana state. Out of the list of total SC families, 50 percent
families i.e. 50 from Dhana and 100 from Balawas which totaled to 150 were selected
randomly. Personal, social, economic, psychological and communicational parameters
were taken as independent variables and impact of training (gain in knowledge and
change in attitude), acceptability of the technology (perceived feasibility and symbolic
adoption) were taken as dependent variable.
The study revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to young age group,
were married belonged to nuclear family, were illiterate, had agricultural labourer as
their main occupation, earn less than 5,000/month, had low material possession, low
social participation, outside urban contact and mass media exposure, medium level of
entrepreneurial motivation, risk orientation, and economic motivation. More than half of
the respondents heard about various milk products. Majority were unaware about
reservation in education and in jobs, had lack of knowledge regarding income generating
activities and provision of bank loans to SC women.
Majority of the respondents had low knowledge in most of the messages, low
symbolic adoption and unfavourable attitude at pre-exposure stage. But at the postexposure
stage, majority gained medium knowledge in all the messages i.e. testing
adulteration in milk and packaging, loaning and marketing. Medium attitudinal change
and low change in symbolic adoption. Khoa, paneer, cream and chhana were found to be
economical profitable and simple to use. Majority perceived flavored milk and sweet
lassi as simple to use and physical compatible but not profitable. On the whole adoption
feasibility and overall acceptability of processing of milk and milk products technology
was of medium level.
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Animal husbandry, Productivity, Milk products, Biological phenomena, Economic systems, Production technology, Economics, Confectionery, Profit, Markets