Training needs of dairy farmers in Nagpur district

• Published in: Veterinary World Vol. 2; no. 5; p. 187
• Main Authors: Patil, A P, Gawande, S H, Gobade, M R, Nande, M P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rajkot Veterinary World 01-05-2009
• ISSN: 0972-8988; 2231-0916
• DOI: 10.5455/vetworld.2009.187-190

The present study was carried out to analyse the training needs of dairy farmers in Nagpur district. The study was conducted in 15 villages from 3 talukas of Nagpur district by personally interviewing 225 respondent farmers. Here, majority of the dairy farmers (62.67%) had perceived their training need as the most important in health care and disease prevention whereas 22.22% expressed it as important while 15.11% respondents as not important. As regards information about care and management of animals, most of the respondents (50.67%) opined their training need as the most important, 26.22% of the respondents as important while 23.11% expressed it as not important. In reference to breeding and management, majority of the respondents (41.33%) expressed their training need as the most important,32.00% respondents as important whereas 26.67% respondents as not important. Majority of the respondents (54.67%) conveyed their opinion regarding training need about feeding and management of animals as the most important followed by 24.00% of the respondents as important while 23.11% respondents as not important. In the context of training needs about clean milk production, majority of the respondents i.e. 37.3% opined it as the most important, 29.78% as important while 32.89% of the respondents as not important.