Indian Journal of Agricultural Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue: 6

Impact of piggery training on the income level and profit of pig farmers-A case study in Kamrup district of Assam (India)

  • Author:
  • Hemchandra Saikia, R.K. Saud1, D.N. Kalita1, Subhas Kalita1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 619 to 622

1KVK Kamrup Assam Agricultural University, Assam

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785 013, Assam, India

*Corresponding author's e-mail: saikia.hemchandra@rediffmail.com

Online published on 30 December, 2017.

Abstract

Present study was conducted to understand the impact of piggery training on the production, income, profit and knowledge level of pig farmers. Sample for the study consisted of 110 farmers distributed across six different villages who obtained training on Improved and scientific methods of pig farming from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kamrup in Kamrup district of Assam. Study revealed that training of pig farmers increased their gross return by 65.71 per cent and annual profit by 72.95 per cent and benefit-cost ratio by 10.02 per cent in pig farming. Knowledge level of pig farmers on improved methods of pig farming also increased by 25.87 per cent after obtaining the training from Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Keywords

Impact, Income, Knowledge level, Piggery, Profit, Training