Title: PARTICIPATION OF FARM WOMEN IN DAIRY OCCUPATION

Authors: R. U. Chaudhari, V. G. Tala and Sruthi C. O.

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: dairy occupation, participation, farm women

Volume: 39

Issue: 1

Year: June 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2025.39.1.0002

Abstract: Farm women's extent of participation in dairy occupation affects their efficiency in the development of their dairy occupation. However, adequate attention is not being paid to encouraging them to supplement their family income through the development of occupational skills and proficiency. The present study was conducted in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat state. From Banaskantha district, four talukas were selected randomly. Among them, three talukas, four villages, and from one taluka, three villages were selected, constituting 15 villages, and ten farm women were selected randomly from each village having a dairy occupation, making a sample of 150 farm women. Overall participation of farm women in dairy occupation was found to be 65.04%. Among different aspects, management contributed the highest, followed by milk and milk products, feeding aspects, breeding aspects, and general aspects, and it was observed the majority of farm women were found to have a medium level of participation, with 69.33 per cent. The independent variables, like social participation, size of land holding, source of information, and knowledge, were highly significantly correlated with the participation of the farm women in dairy occupations. Whereas age, education, experience in dairy occupation, herd size, cattle shed, and milk yield were non-significantly correlated with the participation of the farm women in dairy occupation. The size of families was found to be negative and non-significant with the participation of the farm women in dairy occupation.