National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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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 |
The present study was conducted to assess the various constraints perceived by layer farmers and accountable factors for non-adoption of layer farming by trainees of Uttar Pradesh state. A comparative study was conducted between the trainee and non-trainee farmers of same agro-climatic zones in which 54 were trainee and 54 were non-trainee farmers. Out of 54 trainees only 30 farmers had adopted the layer farming. So, in case of constraints perceived by layer farmers, a comparison of 30 trainee farmers was done with 54 non-trainee farmers and total sample size was reduced to 84 only and accountable factors for non-adoption of layer farming were considered for 24 trainee farmers. Data were collected through structured mailed questionnaire and telephonic survey. The seriousness of constraints was measured through Garrett Ranking and expressed in terms of rank. Data analysis elicited that high price of feed grains was prime constraint in layer farming with respective mean score of 76.23 and 75.48 for trainee and non-trainee layer farmers, followed by high fluctuation of egg price (MS 74.76 and 70.33). In case of non-adoption of layer farming, lack of money for opening farm was the 1st major reason which compelled trainee farmers to avoid layer farming with mean score of 74.91. Insufficient land (MS 72.25) was ranked 2nd, followed by lack of confidence and courage for opening farm (MS 56.62) with rank third. So, to overcome these constraints the Govt. should subsidize the feed mill equipment to lower the cost of feed and also fix a reasonable price for eggs.
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