Vol. 10, Special Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
Mona Sharma, Mohan Singh Thakur, Shrikant Joshi, Madhu Sudhan Tantia, Rekha Sharma, Ajit Pratap Singh, Akhilesh Pandey, Vaishali Khare, Rajesh Kumar Vandre and Asad Khan

Abstract:
The survey study of socio-economical status of the farmers and distribution of cattle population were performed at Mahakaushal region of Madhya Pradesh. Mahakaushal, a region of central India, lies in the upper or eastern reaches of the Narmada river valley in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The surveys of cattle population was based on the suitable formats and questionnaires for collecting all possible relevant information of cattle population of this region. Survey was indicated that the cattle population was distributed in entire Mahakaushal region of the Madhya Pradesh particularly in Jabalpur, Mandla, Dindori, Seoni districts and in parts of adjoining districts including Naringhpur, Balaghat, Chhindwada, Katani and Umaria. The overall socioeconomic status of farmers was poor in all the districts. The annual income of farmers of Jabalpur and Mandla districts was slightly higher than the farmers of Dindori and Seoni districts; it might be due to slightly higher irrigated lands (1-3 acres) and literate family members (4-5). The farmers in Mahakaushal region mainly depends upon the pasture feeding for their livestock. Grazing was preferred by the farmers for their animals starting from about 5-6 month of age. The mating normally occurs during grazing. It was revealed that on an average 90 percent farmers housed their animals only at night while 10 percent of farmers housed them both day and night. Most of animal houses floor and drainage was kachcha type. The survey was the first attempt to study the demographic and geographical distribution in Mahakaushal region of Madhya Pradesh.