Constraints Perceived about Fodder Production by the Dairy Farmers of North Gujarat
2019
Pawar, Mahesh M | Ashwar, Bharat K | Joshi, Pratik C | Patil, Shrikant s | Madhavtar, Mahesh P | Thakkar, Nitin K | Patel, Jigar V | Gupta, Jay Prakash
The present study was conducted to know the constraints perceived about fodder production by the dairy farmers of north Gujarat. A total of 360 respondents were selected from three districts Banaskantha, Mehsana and Patan representing north Gujarat region in the study. The respondents were interviewed using pre-structured questionnaire to determine the severity of the various constraints about the fodder production. The ranking of constraints was given based on the percentage of severity. The results revealed that ‘inadequate credit facilities for purchasing necessary inputs’, ‘lack of on farm trial and trainings on latest fodder crop cultivation methods’ and ‘destruction of fodder crops by wild boar’ were the first, second and third prominent constraints respectively, perceived by the farmers of north Gujarat about fodder production. Government should ensure that credit and subsidy should be made available to the farmers. Government should also make the efforts to ensure proper training and on field demonstrations about scientific fodder production to farmers through extension activities.
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