Year: 2018 | Month: December | Volume 8 | Issue 6
Constraints Faced by Buffalo Owners in Junagadh and Porbandar Districts of Gujarat
Abstract:
The present experiment was carried out to identify the constraints faced by the buffalo owners in Junagadh and Porbandar districts of Gujarat. Information related to problems in breeding, feeding, disease control, managerial practices, economic aspects and marketing in dairy enterprise were collected from 300 buffalo owners. The economic constraint (95.39%) was faced by majority of buffalo owners, followed by the constraints related to breeding (48.92%), feeding (47.52%), marketing (35.58%), health/ disease control (20.47%) and managerial practices (13%). Unavailability of timely A.I. facility at village (59%) was major breeding constraint. Poor irrigation facilities for cultivation of fodder crops ranked top position among the different feeding constraints as perceived by 81.33% respondents; while, unavailability of on time veterinary services for treatment at door step (36.67%) was major constraint under disease control practices. Major managemental constraint faced by the buffalo owners was lack of knowledge on recommended managerial practices (17.67%). On the other hand, major economic and marketing problems encountered by the farmers were unavailability of loan for long duration (98.33%) and difficulty to store milk in summer season (70%), respectively. The constraints recorded in this study would be helpful for development of suitable dairy development plan in Junagadh and Porbandar districts of Gujarat.
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