Vol. 11, Special Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Bangar RU, Lad AS and Kadam RP

Abstract:
The present study on relationship between selected characteristics of farm women with training needs in dairy farming was undertaken in Hingoli district of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state with 120 dairy farm women from 12 villages. Data were collected on personal, socio-economic, psychological and communicational characteristics of respondents with the help of pre structured and pretested interview schedule. The detailed analysis of profile characteristics of farm women indicated that majority of the farm women were medium aged (63.34%), educated up to middle school level (33.43%), joint family type (72.50%), medium size family (76.67%), majority of married women (79.17%), medium herd size (67.50%), majority of occupation is agriculture and livestock (66.68%), medium dairying experience (76.67%), medium level of annual income i.e. Rs. 76,489 to Rs. 3,05,678 (78.34%), medium social participation (75.83%), medium extension contact (64.17%), medium mass media exposure (54.17%), medium economic motivation (61.00%). It was observed that positive and significant correlation between training needs and independent variables viz., herd size while social participation negatively significant with training needs. Whereas variables viz., age, education, family type, family size and marital status, occupation of family, dairying experience, annual income had non significant relationship with training needs of dairy farm women.