CORRELATION OF ADOPTION OF FODDER DEVELOPMENT SCHEME (OPGK) WITH SOCIO-PROFILE CHARACTERISTICS OF DAIRY FARMERS IN SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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P. Ramesh
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education NTR College of Veterinary Science, SVVU, Tirupati
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G. Triveni
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education NTR College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati
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G. R. K. Sharma
Professor, Dept. of Livestock production & Management, Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education NTR College of Veterinary Science
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Y. Ravindra Reddy
Professor, Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education, NTR College of Veterinary Science
Keywords:
Adoption, Correlation, Fodder development, Ooruraa Pasu Graasa Kshetralu (OPGK)Abstract
The livestock sector has a good growth potential. One of the major challenges is huge shortage of fodder, more so during drought situations and in summer. As part of fodder security policy, government of Andhra Pradesh has started Ooruraa Pasu Graasa Kshetralu (OPGK) scheme. It is felt necessary to study the influencing factors for adoption and hence the study entitled “Correlation of adoption of OPGK scheme with socio-profile characteristics of dairy farmers in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh” was undertaken. Respondents from each of the six mandal’s of Srikakulam district formed a sample size of 120 farmers.. Correlation coefficient (r) computed showed that, age, socio-economic status, social participation, innovativeness, mass media exposure, extension contact, economic orientation, achievement motivation and risk orientation were the influencing factors for adoption of OPGK scheme.
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