Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
Dr. A Alwin Nishanth, Dr. A Paramasivam, Dr. PN Richard Jagatheesan, Dr. M Ramachandran and Dr. A Clement Ebenezer Henry

Abstract:
A survey was conducted to document the socio-economic profile of 180 Pattanam sheep farmers in six districts of Cauvery Delta Zone of Tamil Nadu with a pre-tested interview schedule. Pattanam sheep farmers in Cauvery Delta Zone were mainly males in backward class, middle age group with primary school of education and marginal land holders with 2.5 acres of land leading their life in nuclear family with agriculture as their primary occupation and sheep, cattle rearing as secondary occupation with the flock capacity of minimum 25 to 50 sheep with foundation stock procured from fellow herd mates. They had more than 7 years of experience in sheep farming but lack of knowledge about the training programmes in sheep farming. They reported the annual income of around 3 to 5 lakhs.