Vol. 11, Special Issue 1 (2022)

Author(s):
Budharam, Lekhu Kumar and Ankit Kumar

Abstract:
The study was conducted in Partapgarh district of Rajasthan in study area four tehsil were selected randomly and three villages were selected from each tehsil and fifteen dairy farmers from each of village were selected thus making a sample of 180 respondents from twelve villages in that maximum (53.89 per cent) cattle and buffalo owners go to middle age category followed by young (27.78 per cent) and old (18.33 per cent). The dairy farmers were educated to primary level (42.78 per cent) followed by (33.33 per cent) owners were illiterate. Greater part (52.22 per cent) of the cattle and buffaloes owners belonged to ST, 35 per cent were OBC, 11.11 per cent were General and 1.67 per cent was SC castes. A majority (59.44 per cent) of the cattle and buffaloes owners had medium land holding pursued by 27.22 per cent and 13.33 per cent belonged small and big size of land holding, respectively. A greater part (41.67 per cent) of the cattle and buffaloes holders’ observed agriculture followed by 37.22, 15.56 and 5.56 per cent possessed labour, dairy farm and business, respectively. A greater part (62.78 per cent) of the cattle and buffaloes holders’ observed Rs 100000 to 250000 annual income followed by 27.78 and 9.44 per cent possessed Rs10000 to 100000 and above Rs 250000 annual income, respectively.