Agricultural Science Digest

UGC CARE (Group 1)
  • Year: 2004
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue: 4

Profile characteristics of dairy farmers of ernakulam districf*

  • Author:
  • S. George1, J.P.S. Chauhan
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 274 to 276

Dairy Extension Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Kamal-132 001, India

* Part of the MSc Thesis of the first author.

Abstract

The profile analysis of dairy farmers who are members of Primary Milk Producers Cooperative Society in Ernakulam district of Kerala revealed that majority of the respondents were middle aged, primary or upto matric educated, with medium family size, land holding and herd size possession. Majority of the dairy farmers were having low milk production. Majority of them were clustered in medium group with respect to social participation, extension contact and mass media exposure.