Socio-economic status of women poultry farmers in Dimapur district of Nagaland

Abstract

India country is an agrarian country its mainly depends on agriculture, animal husbandry and allied sector for their livelihood. Poultry farming has developed into a substantial agribusiness activity in India, making a contribution to the alleviating of poverty, maintaining food security and providing employment opportunities in rural areas. In addition to providing a dependable supply of nutrition in the form of eggs and meat, it also creates income for millions of people. The study was undertaken to find out the Socio-economic status of women poultry farmers in Dimapur district of Nagaland. A field survey was carried out in Chumukedima block and Dhansiripar block of Dimapur district in the state of Nagaland. A total of 100 respondents were randomly selected from the above-mentioned blocks of Dimapur district (50 from Chumukedima block & 50 from Dhansiripar block). The findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents (51.00%) belonged to middle aged category with graduate level of formal education (35.00%). All the respondents (100 %) belonged to the female category. Majority of the respondents (41.25%) belonged to medium family size (5-9 members). Most of the respondents (54.00%) had medium level of farming experience. Majority of the respondents (40.00%) were involved I business as their occupation followed by 33.00 per cent of respondents with poultry business as occupation. Majority of them (76.00%) had small level of flock size. Most of the respondents (56.00%) had single level shed in poultry farming. Majority of the respondents (68.00%) of respondents had Kuccha &Temporary of shed. Most of the respondents (81.00%) were used poultry for Meat purpose.