Need refers to the positive driving force that impel a person towards certain objectives or conditions. An assessment of needs and using them as the base for planning the strategy is important for the success of development intervention and this is equally applicable to the dairy development. Appropriate intervention strategy requires to be formulated, giving due consideration to the needs of both the operators, i.e., dairy farmers and farm women, related to improved dairy farming practices. Needs in the present article has been conceptualised as the perceived needs of dairy farmers and farm women for information, training and infrastructure, related to various aspects of improved dairy farming practices.
