1Division of Extension Education, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122
2Directorate of Open and Distant Learning, Kalyani University, Nadia, W.B.
3CATAT, IARI, New Delhi-110012
4Joint Directorate of Extension Education, IVRI, Bareilly
The study was conducted in purposively selected Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal where the rural populations were mainly Santals and Oraon tribes engaged in pig farming. Data were collected through personal interview method using the interview schedule administered on randomly selected 120 pig farmers from purposively selected 2 blocks (60 from each blocks). The study blocks were selected on the basis of nearness and remoteness of villages from urban contact. A pilot study was carried out in the two selected blocks before data collection. Findings of the study show that the age of farmers were more than 41 years, mainly female, married, Hindu and engaged as labour. They were mainly illiterate with low family education status. Most of the families were nuclear and family size was found upto 5 members with mainly kutcha house. Monthly income from pig farming was found to be low (upto Rs. 500), monthly family income was medium (Rs. 2500–5000) and majority of the farmers were without any land holding. Among the different sources of information used, it was found that personal localite sources were largely utilized by the tribal pig farmers in both near and far away areas from the urban contact. Mass media and personal cosmopolite sources were used in very less extent but it was found to little more in areas near to the urban contact than area far away in urban contact.
