ADOPTION OF FODDER PRODUCTION PRACTICES AMONG DAIRY FARMERS IN SUJALA WATERSHED PROJECT- A STUDY IN NORTH EASTERN TRANSITION ZONE OF KARNATAKA
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2018-09
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KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FOISHERIE'S SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR
Abstract
The present study was conducted to know the extent of adoption of fodder
production practices, factors affecting adoption of fodder production practices and
promotion of selected variety of fodder in the Sujala-III project area. An ex-postfacto
research was conducted in eight villages of two talukas of Bidar district,
From each village 15 farmers were selected making a sample size of 120
respondents. Majority of the dairy farmers were in middle level categories of their
socio-personal, economic and psychological characteristics, Majority of the
farmers had low to high favourable attitude towards cultivation of green fodder
crops and feeding green fodder to milch animals. The variables like scientific,
economic and risk orientations were found to be significant correlated with
attitude towards cultivation and feeding green fodder to milch animals. Out of 120
dairy farmers 38.33 per cent dairy farmers adopted fodder production practices
and majority of the farmers had medium level of perception towards adoption of
fodder production practices. Major impacts of fodder production practices were
increase in milk production and fat content of milk. DHN-6 and Sesbania were
found to be popular among dairy farmers and hence were promoted through
participatory approach in the study area. The research concluded that we need to
improve the knowledge level of farmers related to different fodder production
practices and help to improve economic condition of farmers through increase in
dairy production.
Key words: Adoption, Sujala watershed, Fodder Production Practices, dairy
farmers, Promotion of fodder