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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 5
First page : (482) Last page : (486)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8328

Socioeconomic Variables and Knowledge level of Dairy Farmers: A Relationship Study

Pawan Kumar Gautam^1* and Asif Mohammad^2
1PhD Research Scholar, Dairy Extension Division, ICAR-NDRI, Karnal, Haryana
²Scientist, Dairy Extension Section, ERS of ICAR-NDRI, Kalyani, West Bengal
*Corresponding Author E-mail: gautampawan082@gmail.com
Received: 4.08.2020 | Revised: 15.09.2020 | Accepted: 21.09.2020 

 ABSTRACT

The present study was carried out to assess the socioeconomic status of dairy farmers of West Bengal and the relationship between the socioeconomic variables and the knowledge level. This study was conducted in 8 villages from 4 blocks of West Bengal by personally interviewing 120 dairy farmers. Statistical test such as Pearson’s coefficient of correlation was used to find the correlation between the variables. The study of the relationship between socioeconomic variables of the respondents showed that variables like experience (0.251), herd size (0.228), landholding (0.187) and annual income (0.193) were significantly and positively correlated with the knowledge level. Whereas, variables like age (0.053), education (0.170), occupation (0.092) and extension contact (0.041) were found to be positive but non-significantly co-related to the training needs while the mass media exposure (-0.026) was found to be negatively and non-significantly co-related to the knowledge level of dairy farmers.

Keywords: Knowledge level, Dairy, Socioeconomic status, Relationship, Experience.

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Cite this article: Gautam, P. K., & Mohammad, A. (2020). Socioeconomic Variables and Knowledge level of Dairy Farmers: A Relationship Study, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(5), 482-486. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8328