1Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Veterinary Dispensary, Udhampur, J&K
2Professor, Division of Agriculture Extension Education, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST–Jammu, J&K
3Assistant Professor, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pathankot
4Research Associate, High Mountain Arid Agriculture Research Institute, SKUAST–Kashmir, Leh–Ladakh, UT
*Corresponding author email id: dineshvets81@gmail.com
Online Published on 30 March, 2024.
The present study was conducted in the tropics region of Jammu and Kashmir with the objective to know the socio economic factor which affect the adoption of the membership in dairy cooperative societies of JKMPCL. Two zones, namely, Kathua and Akhnoor were selected for the study. Systematic sampling method was employed to finally select 60 dairy farmers from each zone; thus, making a total sample size of 120 (treatment group). The results revealed that independent variables affecting membership of the co-operative society were distance from milk collection center, milk production, sources of income and total animals in lactation.
Membership, Dairy cooperative society, JKMPCL and Tropics
