Training needs of dairy farmers in Nagpur district

The present study was carried out to analyse the training needs of dairy farmers in Nagpur district. The study was conducted in 15 villages from 3 talukas of Nagpur district by personally interviewing 225 respondent farmers. Here, majority of the dairy farmers (62.67%) had perceived their training need as the most important in health care and disease prevention whereas 22.22% expressed it as important while 15.11% respondents as not important. As regards information about care and management of animals, most of the respondents (50.67%) opined their training need as the most important, 26.22% of the respondents as important while 23.11% expressed it as not important. In reference to breeding and management, majority of the respondents (41.33%) expressed their training need as the most important,32.00% respondents as important whereas 26.67% respondents as not important. Majority of the respondents (54.67%) conveyed their opinion regarding training need about feeding and management of animals as the most important followed by 24.00% of the respondents as important while 23.11% respondents as not important. In the context of training needs about clean milk production, majority of the respondents i.e. 37.3% opined it as the most important, 29.78% as important while 32.89% of the respondents as not important. [Vet. World 2009; 2(5.000): 187-190]