Constrains Perceived by the Dairy Farmers in Irrigated Ecosystem: A Case Study from Damodar Command Area, West Bengal

Abstract

Dairy farming in India is important not only in view of fulfilling the demand of milk in the country, but it has become necessary in the perspective of the reintroduction of organic farming. Despite West Bengal being one of the leading milk producing states in India, the associated bottlenecks need to be identified and solved in time so that further progress in dairy farming is not hindered. The present study in the Damodar command area of District Barddhaman, West Bengal, one of the intensive agricultural zones; was done to identify the social, socio-economical, feeding, livestock management, breading, healthcare and marketing related constrains as perceived by the common dairy farmers in this region. And non-availability of pasture land, repeat breading problem and non-availability of artificial insemination (AI) centers, distress sell, non-remunerative price of milk and lack of proper training; were identified as some of the major limiting factors in the area. The study indicated that proper planning and action plan need to be developed to support the growth of dairy farming in West Bengal.

Keywords: Socio-economic constraints, live stock management, breading constraints, marketing constraints

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Bera R, Seal A, Das TH et al. Constrains Perceived by the Dairy Farmers in Irrigated Ecosystem: A Case Study from Damodar Command Area, West Bengal. Research and Reviews: Journal of Dairy Science and Technology. 2018; 7(1): 1–5p.