Correlates of the certain independent variables of Dairy farmers towards training need assessment in Banda district of Bundelkhand Region, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The study was carried out to identify the correlates of certain independent variables of Dairy farmers towards Training Needs of dairy farmers in Banda District. The sample size of 160 dairy farmers was randomly selected for the study and data were collected through personal interview method during 2019-20. Multi stage random sampling technique was adopted for the study with the Ex-Post Facto research design. Banda consists of eight blocks, out of which two blocks were selected randomly viz. Badokhar Khurd and Tindwari. From the selected blocks four villages were selected randomly from each and 20 Dairy farmers selected from each selected village. The study further revealed that among Ten independent variables viz. Age, Education, Caste, Land Holding, Occupation, Annual Income, Social participation, Training Undergone, Mass media Utilization and Total Heard Size where seven variables show the positive significant relationship at 1 per cent level and two variables shows negative significant relationship at 1 per cent level of probability respectively. The results of the study will help the extension agencies and Research Scholars to understand the correlations between the selected variables, which ultimately leads to develop suitable training modules for the dairy farmers for increasing the livestock productivity and improving the living standards of the farmers and better insights and understanding respectively.