STUDIES ON DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RURAL DAIRY FARMERS IN RELATION TO MILK PRODUCTION

摘要

The present study was carried out in Tehatta-II block of purposively selected Nadia district in West Bengal. There are seventeen blocks in the Nadia district of which Tehatta-II block was selected purposively. The block consists of seven gram panchayets (GP) and out of these two GPs namely Palsunda-I and Barnia were selected randomly. From each GP fifty dairy farmers were selected based on judgement sampling if they are involved in dairying and they have cows. The area of the Tehatta-II block was more or less homogenous with respect to animal husbandry practices for the dairy farmers, socio-cultural conditions, facilities for service and critical inputs. Most of the dairy farmers in the selected areas were unorganized in relation to milk production.Relevant information from the individual milk producers (dairy farmers) have been collected through personal interrogation method with the help of a suitable pretested structured schedule, prepared for the study. The study reveals that all the socio-economic and communication variables were having much role in relation to milk production.