A study on sociodemographic profile and goat production system in the Western undulating zone of Odisha

PARAG  ACHARYA; KUMARESH  BEHERA; NEELA MADHAV  PATNAIK; JESSY  BAGH; ANAND PRAKASH  SINGH; LENIN KUMAR  GUMPHA

doi:10.56093/ijans.v96i5.166875

Authors

PARAG ACHARYA Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station (RRTTS), Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhawanipatna 766 001
KUMARESH BEHERA College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar- 751003
NEELA MADHAV PATNAIK ICAR- Mahatma Gandhi Integrated Farming Research Institute, Motihari, Bihar 845 429
JESSY BAGH College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar- 751003
ANAND PRAKASH SINGH College of Veterinary Science, Rampura Phul (Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University) Punjab
LENIN KUMAR GUMPHA College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar- 751003

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v96i5.166875

Keywords:

Constraints, Kalahandi type goat, Performance, Socio-economic profile, Western undulating zone

Abstract

The present study aimed to describe socio-demographic aspects, farming practices and production constraints of goat farmers in the western undulating zone of Odisha state of India comprising Kalahandi and Nuapada districts. Ten goat farmers were chosen from each village to gather pertinent information through field visits employing a pre- validated structured questionnaire for a period of around one year from January 2024 to December 2024. The data was collected from experienced (more than ten years, n = 320) goat farmers through personal face to face interview and participatory rural appraisal tools. The majority of goat farmers (90%) reared native Kalahandi goat. Majority of the respondents 76.56% were male and mostly falling within the 40–60 year age group. 33.43% respondents were illiterate, while 61.25% had studied up to 5th grade. Majority of the respondents (85.93%) reported that their goats attained sexual maturity between 8-10 months, while most (72.81%) having a service period of 3 months. The study identified key challenges affecting productivity and profitability, including feed shortage and shrinking of browsing area, disease prevalence, limited access to improved breeding males, lack of technical training program and predator attacks. The finding of this study highlighted the need for targeted interventions to improve goat production in this region particularly by addressing the identified constraints building on the dominance of native Kalahandi type of goats. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the sociodemographic profile and goat production in the western undulating zone of Odisha.

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