Open AccessInvestment and Resource Use Pattern followed by Dairy Farmers in Haryana
Author(s) -
Suman Ghalawat,
Manju Loura,
Joginder Singh Malik,
Dinesh Kumar,
k Anamika
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of extension education
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.48165/ijee.2022.58115
Subject(s) - fodder , investment (military) , herd , agricultural science , veterinary medicine , geography , zoology , biology , agronomy , medicine , politics , political science , law
Dairy sector plays a critical role in growth of rural India by providing livelihoodopportunities to millions of people. The present study was conducted in Zone-I and ZoneII of the Haryana state. District Kaithal and Karnal were selected from Zone I whereasSirsa and Hisar districts represented Zone II to study the investment and resource usepattern followed by the dairy farmers. To achieve the objective the primary data from the200 sampled dairy farms (divided into three categories i.e. small, medium and large herdsize of milch animals) were collected through survey method. The study revealed that thetotal investment per milch animal per day in small, medium and large herd size group wasRs.175.50, 178.40 and 181.80, respectively, in Zone-I and Rs.170.08, 174.30 and 175.86,respectively, in Zone-II. From total investment, major proportion was covered byinvestment on feed and fodder, followed by concentrates and labours in both the Zones. Itmay be suggested that providing feed concentrates and high yielding seeds of green foddercrops at cheaper rates and credit facility should be strengthened.