Decision making pattern of farm women in relation to animal husbandry practices

Agriculture can be an important engine of growth and poverty reduction. Women's contribution to the animal husbandry and farming sector in respect to decision making pattern has largely been ignored. The present study was attempted to ascertain the decision-making pattern of farm women in animal husbandry practices. The study was carried out in Junagadh district of Gujarat State. It was envisaged that majority of the farm women had taken self decision in making of ghee (91.66%), rearing of calves (90.84%), store milk in summer season (84.58%), feeding schedule of young calves (82.92%), making butter milk (78.75%) and manage dung for fuel and manure (77.08%). Farm women had taken jointly decision with husband in selection of adult (95.42%), selection of breed (92.92%), selection of fodder crops (67.08%t) and selection of varieties of fodder crops (61.67%t). While farm women had taken jointly decision with her family in drying of fodder crops (49.58%), making milk product (49.16%) and storage of fodder crops (47.08%).