Personal, Socio-economic Characteristics of Buffalo Owners of  Peri-urban areas of Surat, Gujarat

G P SABAPARA

doi:10.48165/ijapm.2023.37.3.7

Authors

G P SABAPARA Department of Livestock Farm Complex, College of Veterinary Science & A.H., Kamdhenu University Junagadh 362001, Gujarat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijapm.2023.37.3.7

Keywords:

Buffalo owners, characteristics, personal, socio-economic, peri-urban areas

Abstract

A field survey was conducted in Peri-urban areas of Surat city of Gujarat to ascertain the personal, socio-economic characteristics of buffalo owners and data were collected from randomly selected 50 buffalo farm owners through personal interview with the help of pre-tested structured schedule. The study revealed that majority of the buffalo owners were belonged middle to old age group, literate, nuclear type of family having more number of children making big size family. All of the respondents were from other backward category having medium level of extension contacts and mass media exposure with membership in one organization. Majority of the respondents were falling under marginal to small categories farmers with small herd size and they possessed agriculture and livestock as their livelihood.

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