Study on economic motivation and functions of SHGS members towards dairy

Abstract

India has one of the largest stocks of cattle and buffaloes: more than 50 percent of the world's buffaloes and 20 percent of its cattle. There are altogether 16 blocks in Muzaffarpur district. Out of which two blocks Bochha and Sakra were selected purposively where selfhelp group on dairy sector are running effectively. The major findings of the study towards motivation were the majority (76.67%) of the respondents had medium level of economic motivation followed by the respondents having high level of economic motivation (16.67%). However only 6.67% of the dairy women had low level of economic motivation. Data on maintenance functions revealed that two records that is lactation record and income record was kept by a higher percentage of respondents than those for insemination, calving record and health record. The frequency and percentage of respondents in each record has been analysed and almost all respondents i.e 100 percent respondents were keeping records of lactation and income followed by percentage of respondents keeping health record, insemination record and caving record was 68.33, 60 and 31.67 respectively. Task functions were operationally defined as the degree to which the members are involved in different group activities and maintain task functions of SHG. The majority of respondent’s involvement about giving water to animals (61.67%) and milking (83.33%) were functioning by actual doing, while involvement about majority of Health care of animals (28.33%), Cleaning shed (20%) and Preparation of feed for doing & Feeding animals (15%) functioning by only supervision. In case of both (actual doing + supervision) majority of respondents were involved in Marketing of milk (78.33%), Preparation of feed for doing (61.66%) and Collection & cutting fodder (56.67%).