Open AccessThe Role of Rural Women in Dairy Activities in Bhadrak District of Odisha
Author(s) -
Sweta Sahoo,
Deepak Kumar Bose,
Jahanara Jahanara
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advances in agricultural science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2348-1358
DOI - 10.47856/ijaast.2021.v08i8.010
Subject(s) - milking , schedule , insemination , dairy farming , dairy cattle , socioeconomics , environmental health , agricultural science , geography , zoology , medicine , milk production , biology , pregnancy , sociology , genetics , computer science , operating system
The present study was conducted in Bhadrak District of Odisha to find out the role of rural women in dairy activities. A total of 120 respondents were selected randomly for the present study. The data were collected through a pre-structured interview schedule and later appropriate statistical analysis was done to find out the meaningful result. The results showed that the farm women were engaged in almost all dairy activities. However, they were actively participating in milking, feeding of grains, making dairy products etc. but they were having less participation in activities like ,protecting cattle against parasites, insemination of cattle, veterinary care etc. The association between some selected independent variables with participation of women in dairy activities was also found. Education, mass media exposure and extension contact were found to be significantly related to participation of rural women in dairy activities.