Training Needs and Participation of Farmers in Dairy Management

The present research work was carried out for identification of the training needs of the dairy farmers. In the study, data of dairy farmers were collected from Ahmednagar and Pune districts of western Maharashtra. The results of study revealed that nearly two-third of the dairy farmers (64.17 per cent) felt need of training in preparation milk product while 57.92 per cent of the dairy farmers mostly needed training on rearing of calf. A majority of the dairy farmers (55.00 per cent) mostly required training on health management while 47.08 per cent of the cow owners mostly required training on feeding of animal. About 42.00 per cent of the dairy farmers mostly needed training on care of the cow at the time of calving and after calving, whereas 37.08 per cent, 36.25 per cent and 30.42 per cent of the dairy farmers mostly needed training on animal breeding, milking of cow and marketing of milk, respectively.