Training needs zssessment of livestock farmers of Bihar

Training Needs of Livestock Farmers

Abstract

The present study was conducted in four selected districts of Bihar namely Muzaffarpur, Purnea, Bhagalpur and Nalanda. 100 farmers from each district were selected to access the training need in different animal husbandry areas. The total sample size was 400 farmers. The data was collected by the researcher itself with help of semi-structured interview schedule.  The analysis of collected data revealed that in the area of Animal Breeding majority of respondents (42.75%) opined it as moderately needed topic, in the area of Animal Feeding majority of respondents (44.75%) opined the topic as moderately needed where as in the area of Animal management, majority (47.25%) of respondents opined as highly needed topic. The findings of the study were conclusive of conducting more trainings in the area of Animal husbandry management.