Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Ipsita Maharana, Ashokkumar B, Akkamahadevi Naik and Soumik Ray

Abstract:
The objective of the current study, which involved 180 dairy farmers from six blocks in the Ganjam District of Odisha, was to determine their Socio-economic profile. In which respondents were divided into two categories namely trained (90) and untrained (90) dairy farmers. Six blocks were chosen purposefully based on highest numbers of dairy farmers. The research showed that majority of trained and untrained dairy farmers belongs to middle aged (54.44% and 50.00%) respectively, regarding education 35.55 percent of trained dairy farmers were completed middle School while untrained majority (40.00%) were illiterate, With respect to occupation both the trained and untrained dairy farmers are belongs to Dairy + Agriculture (71.11% and 58.88% respectively), Both category farmers belongs to Marginal Land holding (50.00% and 75.55%), Both the dairy farmers are fallen under medium family size (47.77% and 66.66%). Trained dairy farmers are having medium level annual income (42.22%) and untrained are low level of inceome (46.66%), trained dairy farmers are having high level of dairy farming experience (37.77%) and untrained farmers are having low level (43.33%), both the trained and untrained dairy farmers are belongs to medium level of economic motivation (62.23% and 55.55%), medium level of Extension participation (48.89% and 44.44%), medium level of Scientific orientation (72.23% and 44.44%), medium level of leadership ability (51.12% and 54.45%), medium level of Extension contact (50.00% and 51.12%). Regarding market orientation both the farmers are having high level (62.22% and 44.45%), trained dairy farmers are having medium level (35.55%) of organisational participation and untrained dairy farmers belongs to low level (57.77%) of organisational participation.