Study on Knowledge Level of the Livestock Farmers of Aspirational Districts of West Bengal, India

Authors

  • Sreetama Bhattacharjee Young Professional II, Biotech-KISAN Hub, Kolkata, Directorate of Research, Extension and Farms, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, West Bengal, INDIA
  • K. C. Dhara Principal Investigator, Biotech-KISAN Hub, Kolkata and Deputy Director of Farms, Directorate of Research, Extension and Farms, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, West Bengal, INDIA
  • S. Ghosh Young Professional II, Biotech-KISAN Hub, Kolkata, Directorate of Research, Extension and Farms, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, West Bengal, INDIA
  • P. Dasgupta (Das) Young Professional II, Biotech-KISAN Hub, Kolkata, Directorate of Research, Extension and Farms, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, West Bengal, INDIA
  • A. K. Giri Young Professional II, Biotech-KISAN Hub, Kolkata, Directorate of Research, Extension and Farms, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, West Bengal, INDIA
  • B. Sarkar Young Professional II, Biotech-KISAN Hub, Kolkata, Directorate of Research, Extension and Farms, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, West Bengal, INDIA
  • Suprovo Roy Project Assistant, Biotech-KISAN Hub, Kolkata, Directorate of Research, Extension and Farms, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, West Bengal, INDIA
  • S. Bose Project Assistant, Biotech-KISAN Hub, Kolkata, Directorate of Research, Extension and Farms, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, West Bengal, INDIA

Keywords:

Animal Husbandry, Aspirational Districts, Knowledge

Abstract

Assessment of knowledge level of farmers is the perquisite of implementation of any development programme. Therefore, the present study was designed to assess existing knowledge level of the farmers from purposively selected five aspirational districts of West Bengal as identified by the NITI Aayog, Govt. of India. Respondents were randomly selected from one block of each district with total sample size of 4285 number of farmers for the present study. The data was collected with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule. It was found Knowledge Score among the farmers of Nadia district (37.37±3.55) was highest and in South Dinajpur (30.16±3.03) was lowest than the other three districts viz Birbhum (35.07±2.85), Malda (34.18±3.09) and Murshidabad (33.51±3.15). Study also revealed that the farmers of Nadia district were having more knowledge about improved animal husbandry practices.

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Published

31-01-2022

How to Cite

Bhattacharjee, S., Dhara, K. C., Ghosh, S., Dasgupta, P., Giri, A. K., Sarkar, B., … Bose, S. (2022). Study on Knowledge Level of the Livestock Farmers of Aspirational Districts of West Bengal, India. International Journal of Livestock Research, 12(1), 19–26. Retrieved from http://ijlr.org/ojs_journal/index.php/ijlr/article/view/354

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