National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
|
PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Entrepreneurship in livestock sector is more beneficial for women in rural areas as it enables them to add to the family income. The present study was done to ascertain the hurdles faced by women livestock entrepreneurs during Covid-19 lockdown. Livestock women entrepreneurs comprising 25 dairy farmers and 25 goat farmers in Puducherry and adjoining areas of Tamil Nadu were interviewed over telephone using a pre-structured interview schedule pertaining to the conditions before and during lockdown. Results of our study have clearly pointed out that there was a change in availability of animals for purchase and sale, Change in feeding practices and Sale of milk before and during lockdown period. Further Dairy farmers were satisfied to some extent as they had a regular income through sale of milk, but the goat farmers were not satisfied as their source of revenue was severely affected during Covid-19 Lockdown. In spite of the reduced income during Covid-19 crisis, the respondents expressed a greater satisfaction because of family participation in the business. To conclude Covid-19 imposed a negative impact on the economic status of the women entrepreneurs in livestock by reducing their income drastically.
Citations |
 |
 |
 |
 |
