PROFILE OF SELF-HELP GROUPS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION FOR LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT IN KARNATAKA
Loading...
Date
2004
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, DHARWAD
Abstract
"The study was conducted during February-March 2003 in Chitradurga
and Bidar districts of Karnataka covering 32 SHGs. The objective were to study
the changes in socio-economic conditions of SHG members, quantify the
benefits received and utilized for livestock development, identify members
motivation level, assess SHGs performance linkage with various livestock
development organization and analyze their strengths and weaknesses.
The findings of the study revealed that, there was an increase in income
of 40 per cent of respondents after joining SHGs. There was increase in
number of livestock possessed by the members after joining SHGs. Total
number of loans availed for livestock formed 7.26 percent and the amount
contributed towards livestock activities was 22.75 per cent. Major portion of
loans disbursed by SHGs was for agriculture (43.63%) followed by social
functions (21.85%), enterprise activity (14.02%) and livestock (7.26%).
It was observed that nearly 94.00 per cent of respondents showed
increase in motivation level after joining SHGs, NGO intervention was the
major factor (84.00%), which motivated the members to join SHGs . Majorities
of SHGs were in medium category of performance level (53.00%) where as
33.00 per cent of them were in high performance category. Linkages of SHGs
were better with NGOs (93.00%) followed by bank (53.00%) and dairy
co-operatives (46.00%). Team strength and lack of timely support from
banks/other organizations (60.00%) were the major strength and weaknesses
expressed by SHGs, respectively. More scope to strengthen poor and weaker
sections and no proper policy to fund SHGs were the major opportunity and
threat expressed by SHGs, respectively. As livestock enterprise received an
encouraging 22.75 per cent loan, it is recommended to develop SHG friendly
livestock funding policy by the funding organizations to orient from crop based
to livestock based agriculture."
Description
Keywords
null
Citation
No. of references 84