Assessment of knowledge of farm women about clean milk production practices

Abstract

Livestock keeping has been practiced as a way of life by the farmers of our country from generation to generation. Dairy farming is recognized only next to agriculture as a source of income to the dairy farm women. A study was conducted in Rajkot and Amreli district of Gujarat state to assess the knowledge level of respondents regarding clean milk production practices and to ascertain the association between the characteristics of trained and untrained farm women and their level of knowledge. A sample of 240 respondents was selected for present study. Majority of the trained farm women were from medium level of knowledge, while 18.33 per cent and 12.50 per cent of the trained farm women were from high and low level of knowledge. In case of untrained farm women majority of the farm women were from medium level of knowledge while 28.33 per cent and 14.17 per cent of the untrained farm women were from low and high level of knowledge. There was positive and highly significant relationship between education, experience in dairy farming, extension participation, risk orientation and their knowledge of trained farm women While, in case of untrained farm women education, experience in dairy farming, extension participation, risk orientation had positive and significant relationship with knowledge.