Literacy Level and Land Usage by Dairy Farmers in Eastern Part of Uttar Pradesh, India
Shiv Bachan *
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Udai Pratap Autonomous College Varanasi, UP, India.
R.K. Pal
Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, TD College, Jaunpur, U.P., India.
K.B. Anand
Department of Agronomy, UP College, Varanasi, U.P., India.
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Abstract
The present study explores about literacy level and land usage by Dairy Farmers in Eastern Part of Uttar Pradesh, India. Uttar Pradesh has 1st rank of milk production in India and account for about 25.70 million tones or about 18% contribute in total milk production of India.Uttar Pradesh has 1st rank of milk production in India and account for about 25.70 million tones or about 18% contribute in total milk production of India. Almost all of this is produced by individual households containing of small, marginal farmers and landless group of families occupied in rearing of milch stock (1 to 3 cows/buffaloes per family) as a side business or main activity for their livelihood. 6.67 percent increasing rate of milk production in the financial year 2019. The milk productivity per animal unit is very low compared to other major milk producing states of the country. Overall resumes indicate that the medium dairy owners, had land (7.15%) under fodder crops in urban areas in urban areas.
Keywords: Education, land use, dairy owners, animals