Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 3

Farmers Perceptions of Dairy Cooperatives: Evidence from Subtropics of Jammu

  • Author:
  • Kumar Dinesh1, Peshin Rajinder2, Kumar Pranav3, Lal Shamim4, Jeelani Rizwan5
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Published Online: Feb 17, 2022
  • Page Number: 872 to 876

1Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Veterinary Dispensary, Mahreen, Kathua, J&K

2Professor, Division of Agriculture Extension Education, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST-Jammu, J&K

3Assistant Professor, Division of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, SKUAST-Jammu, R. S. Pura, Jammu, J&K

4Research Associate, High Mountain Arid Agriculture Research Institute, SKUAST-Kashmir, Leh-Ladakh, J&K

5Ex PhD Student, Division of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, SKUAST-Jammu, R. S. Pura, Jammu, J&K

*Corresponding author email id: vet_pranav@rediffmail.com

Online published on 17 February, 2022.

Abstract

The present study was conducted in the subtropics of Jammu region of UT of Jammu and Kashmir with the objective of knowing the perceptions of cooperative dairy farmers towards various aspects of Jammu and Kashmir Milk Producers Union Limited (JKMPCL). Multistage sampling technique was employed for selection of respondent dairy farmers from two zones namely, Kathua and Akhnoor. The total sample size was 120 member dairy farmers of JKMPCL. Likert-type rating scale was constructed to measure the perceptions of respondent dairy farmers towards dairy cooperative. The Weighted Average Index (WAI) calculated from the individual responses for all the identified statements revealed that member farmers’ perceptions about JKMPCL were “Medium.”

Keywords

Dairy cooperatives, Subtropics, JKMPCL, Likert type, WAI, Perceptions