Socio-Economic Profile and the Attitude of Dairy Farmers in Kerala Towards the Assistance and Incentives from Various Institutional Sources
Keywords:
Dairy farmer, Dairy Co-operative Society, Member, Non MemberAbstract
Dairying helps to improve the status of rural masses especially weaker sections, consisting of small and marginal farmers and landless labourers and women of low income families. In India, a large majority of milk producers have one or two milch animals and account for about 70 per cent of milk production. The Institutional agencies such as MILMA, Animal husbandry Department and Dairy Development Department are providing various assistance and incentives for the sustainability of dairying and dairy farmers. In this study, the socio economic profile of these dairy farmers in the study area together with their attitude towards the assistance and incentives from the above mentioned institutional agencies have been studied.
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