Year: 2025 | Month: December | Volume 70 | Issue 4
Dairy Farming - A Tool for Rural Women Empowerment
Manjinder Kaur* and Radhika Vaidh
DOI:10.46852/0424-2513.4.2025.6
Abstract:
A survey-based study was carried out in ten villages to assess the role of women in dairy farming in Nahan Development Block of District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. Total number of 55 dairy farmers were selected to study quantity of milk production marketable surplus, gross returns and the problems faced by them. The results showed that around 76 per cent of women were literate and their participation was highest in tending animals and other related activities. The average milk production per farm was found to be 14.52 litres, out of which the marketable surplus was 51.93 per cent and per capita milk consumption was arrived at 1.26 litres. The major problem faced by dairy farmers was lack of knowledge about modern dairy practices and the drudgery borne by women while performing the important activities. Therefore, there is a need to educate farm women about new technologies and methods for increasing milk production and simultaneously to develop technologies to reduce their drudgery.
Highlights
- Women’s labour in multiple dairy activities exceeds that of men in time input.
- Marketable surplus constitutes about half of milk produced per farm.
- Literacy among women is about 76%, yet adoption of modern technologies is low.
- Key constraints include feed/fodder quality, veterinary support, and shed hygiene.
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