Tribal farmers reaction towards goat farming in Banswara district

This study was conducted in ten adopted villages viz., Masotia, Nokala, Devlia and Sageta of block Talwara, and Sagwaria, Deyana, Sundni, Jantora, Bhudanpura, Vajakhara of Block Garhi District Banswara, Rajasthan. Total 62 goat farmers were selected Because of 62 Goat Units were given to trebles in NAIP component III by KVK Banswara's. The study was undertaken after conducting transfer of technology programs on different improved goat production practices in above adopted villages. Majority of the selected respondents goat farmers learnt more skill on use of lime for sanitation followed by use of vaccine like, PPR, ET, FMD etc., proper housing management for keeping goats, use of salt, deworming of goats, feeding of colostrum to kids in time, keeping improved bucks, plantation/keeping fodder trees/grasses, use of mineral mixture or khadia, dipping of goats to control ectoparasite etc. Goat has been a ready cash riding dependence on high cost private credit, increased share of income from goat to family's total income, increase profit/goat/annum, increased awareness about commercial goat farming and its advantages, increased access to goat milk for family consumption and increase in employment generation through goats reported by the 98.38, 96.77, 88.77, 80.64, 72.58 and 100 percent selected respondents goat farmers as socio-economic indicators respectively. Similarly, bicycle, construction of house, construction of goat shed, television/radio, scooter/motor cycle, jewellery, children education and Mobile phone reported by the 56.45, 48.38, 80.64, 32.25, 8.06, 27.41and25.17 percent selected respondents goat farmers as status of family's assets, respectively.