CONSTRAINTS IN ADOPTION OF POULTRY FARMING IN VALSAD DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATE
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1983
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AAU, Anand
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Objective of the study 1 To study the socio-economic and psychological characteristics of the poultry farmers. 2 To determine the level of adoption of the selected improved poultry farming practices by the poultry farmers. 3 To study the constraints in adoption of poultry farming as perceived by the poultry farmers. 4 To ascertain the suggestions of the poultry farmers to overcome the constraints in poultry farming. 5 To determine the relationship between socio-economic and psychological characteristics of the poultry farmers and the overall adoption of selected improved poultry farming practices. Methodology The present study was carried put in Valsad district of Gujarat State, which.is located at the western side of the India. Valsad district is spread over eight talukas, out of eight, five talukas were selected for present Investigation. The total population of poultry farms were divided into three categories on the basis of flock size (number of birds per farm), Out of total population of poultry farms SO respondents were considered under present investigation, for selecting the respondents, the stratified random sampling with proportional allocation procedure was employed. All the selected poultry farmers were personally interviewed. The tool of the study was interview schedule which was administered to the respondents by the investigator himself. Socio-economic and psychological characteristics were studied and presented in terms of frequency and percentage, also constraints in adoption of poultry farming were studied and presented in terms of frequency and percentage. For testing the association, chi-square (x2) test and contingency coefficient value was applied. Major findings 1 Majority of the respondents belonged to the middle age, with secondary level of education, and intermediate caste. 2 Majority of the respondents had farming occupation with poultry farming. 3 Majority of the respondents had small size and nuclear type of family. 4 Majority of the poultry farmers were having membership in one organisation either in panchayat or co-operative society. 5 Majority of the poultry farmers were possessed small size of land holdings. 6 Majority of the poultry farmers were having medium socio-economic status. 7 Majority of the poultry farmers had medium level of economic motivation, risk preference and scientific orientation. 8 Among all the constraints in poultry farming, risk and uncertainty, higher price of feed, lack of finance, lack of man power to look after and difficult poultry farming system were the major constraints reported by the respondents, 9 Majority of the respondents had suggested quick and timely supply of feed with reasonable. price to the poultry keepers directly from the factory, marketing of eggs should be arranged through government agencies and long term credit facilities, with more number of installments should be provided to the poultry farmers. 10 Among various socio-economic and psychological characteristics, caste, a lend holding, education family type, socio-economic status, economic motivation and scientific orientation were found significant indicating that there was significant association with overall adoption of selected improved poultry farming practices.
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Extension Education, Agriculture, A Study