Entrepreneurial behavior of dairy farmers in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Dairy entrepreneur is the most important figure of economic activity and prime mover of development. The study was conducted on 80 dairy farmers selected from all the dairy farmers of Morar block of Gwalior District of Madhya Pradesh who are practicing dairy and possessing minimum six dairy animals such as cow/buffalo/both to find out the entrepreneurial behavior of dairy farmers. The study revealed that majority (68.75%) of dairy farmers found to have medium level of entrepreneurial behavior followed by high and low level of entrepreneurial behavior. The entrepreneurial behavior was positively and significantly related with education, dairy experience, organization participation, land holding, livestock possession, annual income, material possession, economic motivation, market orientation, scientific orientation and knowledge of improved dairy management practices found to have positive and significant relationship with entrepreneurial behavior. Distance location of A.I. centres and lack of veterinary facilities in the village were major constraints reported by dairy farmers.