Attributes in Utilization of Dairying Information Among Tribal and Non-Tribal Dairy Farmers in Cachar District of Assam

Information seeking and utilization pattern among tribal and non-tribal farmers are believed to be different on account of many factors, including their different milk consumption habits. An investigation among the tribal and nontribal dairy farmers in four development blocks of Cachar district of Assam revealed that, among tribal farmers age, family size, herd size, farm size, milk production, milk disposal, milk consumption, annual family income, annual family income from dairying, social participation, attitude towards dairy farming, economic motivation, source of motivation for dairy communication, and extension contact had positive and significant relationship with utilization of information, while in case of non-tribal dairy farmers age, herd size, farm size, milk production, milk disposal, milk consumption, annual family income from dairying, social participation, attitude towards dairy farming, economic motivation, source of motivation for dairy communication and extension contact had positive and significant relationship with utilization of information. Regression analysis revealed, source of motivation for dairy communication crucially influenced utilization of information of farmers. It gave a good signal for utilization of credible source for dissemination of information relating to dairying, and if necessity arose, to be putting different emphasis on strategies for tribal and non-tribal farmers for better dairying in the areas of study. KEYWORDSUtilization of Information, Dairying, Tribal Farmer & Non-Tribal Farmer Received: Apr 07, 2017; Accepted: May 06, 2017; Published: Jun 01, 2017; Paper Id.: IJESRJUN20176