On-campus training on dairy farming imparted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, India: An analysis of variation in perceived constraints between trainees and non-trainees using principal component analysis (PCA) Jena Anupama1,*, Chander Mahesh2, Bardhan Dwaipayan3 1P h.D. Scholar, Division of Extension Education, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar 2Principal Scientist & Head, Division of Extension Education, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar 3Principal Scientist, Division of Livestock Economics, Statistics and Information Technology, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, 243122 *Corresponding Author Email: anupamajenap62@gmail.com
Online published on 19 April, 2024. Abstract The study was conducted to explore the constraints perceived by farmers (both trainees and non-trainees) in accessing the on-campus training programmes organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) and adopting scientific dairy husbandry practices. The data was collected from 80 trainee farmers and 240 non-trainee farmers of Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. Factor analysis using principal component analysis (PCA) and varimax rotation was applied to summarize the constraints into different categories to get a generalized idea. The constraints faced by both trainees and non-trainees in accessing training programmes organized by KVK, IVRI were similar on certain aspects which were grouped into “constraints related to need based training imparted”, “constraints regarding creating awareness about the training programme”, but differed with respect to “time related constraint in training programme” faced by trainees and “training logistic related constraint” faced by non-trainees. Various factors i.e. rich wealth category farmers, age, gender, education level of respondent, distance to IVRI and social participation of respondents significantly influence the intensity of constraints faced by both trainees and non-trainees except marital status which was a significant contributor in case of non-trainees only. Similarly analyzing the constraints faced by trainees and non-trainees in adopting scientific dairy husbandry practices, not much difference was found categorically between trainees and non-trainees, so the pooled data of both trainees and non-trainees was analyzed and the constraints on that basis was grouped as “constraints on service delivery”, “constraints related to local market”, “constraints related to artificial insemination (AI)”, “constraints related to affordability of farmers” and “constraints in creating awareness among livestock farmers”. Factors like rich wealth category, age, gender, marital status, education of the respondent, internet use for accessing agricultural information, dairy farming experience, contact with extension professionals from KVK, social participation were significantly affecting the constraints faced by farmers in adopting scientific dairy farming practices. Addressing all these constraints specifically will help in socio-economic upliftment of marginalized farmers through dairy husbandry in India. Top Keywords Adoption, Constraints, Dairy husbandry practices, Factor analysis, Intensity, PCA, Training. Top |