Assessment of Knowledge Gain of Farmers on Attending Training Programmes on Scientific Dairy Farming

Abstract

The present study was conducted with an aim to assess the knowledge gained by trainees about various aspects of scientific dairy farming organised by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lakhimpur. A total of 172 numbers of trainees participated in trainings on scientific dairy farming over a period during 2019 and 2020. The data were collected pre and post completion of the training with the help of questionnaire which were distributed to the trainees before training. The questionnaire consisted of 15 different aspects of breed, management, breeding, feeding, marketing and diseases of cattle. A score of one and zero score was assigned for each correct and incorrect response and percentage calculation was carried out for analysis of knowledge level and knowledge gain. It was found that majority of the trainees were middle aged (47.67%), followed by young (29.65%) and Old age (22.67%).Majority of the trainees were from general category (34.30%) followed by OBC (31.39%), scheduled caste (22.09%) and scheduled tribe (12.20%). Among those who attended training 23.83% had education till middle school level followed by primary 22.67%, 21.51% were found completed secondary education, whereas ,15.69% completed higher secondary. 9.88% were illiterate lastly followed by graduates with 6.39%.The overall knowledge of trainees on pre training evaluation was found to be 25.54% which came up to 91.35% on post training evaluation. Evaluation of knowledge gain on various aspects of scientific dairy  farming showed that maximum knowledge was gained on vaccination in cattle (85.46%, Rank I) and minimum gain was in knowledge on oestrus period of cow (47.67%, Rank XV).