Tackling the future challenges of Organic Animal Husbandry - vTI

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Relationship between the farmers’ characteristics and their perception of profitability of
Green fodder Cultivation and their Feeding Practices.
The relationship between selected independent variables and perception of animal husbandry for
profitability were analyzed through contribution of 8.50% respondents perceived it as least profitable.
Dixit and sinha (1993) also reported that majority of the respondent did not had negative view
about the Green fodder Cultivation and their Feeding Practices. They reported that 98.8% farmers
of Animal custodians do not adopt Green fodder Cultivation and their Feeding Practices their own
animals. Majority of the scientists (80%) considered it highly profitable whereas by very low percentage
of scientists (4%) perceived it as somewhat profitable and only (6%) perceived it a least
profitable vaccination. But none of the farmers or scientists considered it as not at all profitable
technology. Based on “t” value the perception of scientists and farmers regarding the profitability
indicated to be highly significant (P≤0.01) in case of scientists than farmers (table 3).
Relationship between the farmers’ characteristics and their perception on profitability of
Green fodder Cultivation and their Feeding Practices
The relationship between selected independent variable and perception of animal husbandry technology
for profitability were analyzed through contribution of correlation values which are presented
in table 3 respectively. The variables showed significant and positive correlation except cropping
intensity with perceived profitability of the Green fodder Cultivation and their Feeding Practices. In
other word higher the values on these variables the higher was the profitability as perceived by the
farmers. The correlation between the profitability and cropping intensity were not significant indicating
that these variables have no influence on the perceived profitability. The variables that were
found to have positive and significant relationship with profitability were indicative of the farmer’s
progressiveness. More the family education more progressive would be the farmer similarly more
the milk production betters the accessibility and use/adoption of Green fodder Cultivation and their
Feeding Practices.
Table 3. Comparative Analysis of profitability score of Green fodder Cultivation and their
Feeding Practices between scientists and farmers.
Sl.No. Name of the
Technology
1.
Green fodder Cultivation and
their Feeding Practices
Conclusion
406
Max. possible
score
Perceived profi
tability scientists
Score
farmers
t.test
4 3.92 2.46 10.314
The data showed that Green fodder Cultivation and their Feeding Practices was not easily accessible
to the desired extent to majority of the farmers. Farmers were having low level of perceived
profitability score as scientists compared to who were having high level of perceived profitability
by the farmers and scientists gives an indication that suitable intervention that suitable interventions
are required to improve the perception of the farmers with regards to Green fodder Cultivation and
their Feeding Practices. The relationship between selected attributed and profitability was significant
with positive correlation, with the perceived profitability of Green fodder Cultivation and their
Feeding Practices except one attribute like cropping intensity (r- ranged from 0.00 to 0.11).
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