IOSR-JAVS   Volume-13 ~ Issue-10 ~ October 2020

ABSTRACT: Livestock is the backbone of Somalia's economy. Generally, Livestock species in Somalia have inherent low productivity. The indigenous cattle breed in Somalia include; Gasara, Surqa, Dawara and Boran. In the advent of emerging small scale dairy farming in Somalia, there are introduction of new exotic breeds in the livestock resources of Somalia and this include: Holstein and jersey breeds. The productivity of these exotic breeds is questionable hence ascribed to be affected by the environmental conditions complimented by disease and poor feeding. Therefore, a cross sectional study assessing the factors affecting performance traits in small holder dairy farmers in Benadir region was conducted in December 2019 to February 2020. The study employed probabilistic and non-probabilistic sampling techniques. Five districts (Daynile, Hodan, Karaan, Dharkenley and Wadajir) were purposely selected due to their concentration of dairy farmers in this region while 100 respondents were randomly selected from the five districts. The sample size of the Study was 100 smallholder dairy farms.....

Keywords: A breed, Heat stress, Holstein Friesians, Jersey, Production & reproduction

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ABSTRACT: The present study entitled "Consumer Behavior towards UPL Fungicides of Junagadh And Rajkot Districts of Gujarat" was undertaken with the objectives of identifying the factors affecting the brand loyalty of farmers with regard to the fungicide "Saaf‟ and studying the factors which affect the awareness of the farmers towards the brand "Saaf‟. 120 farmers were selected for the study purpose. Multiple regression and correlation were used for the analysis. The result revealed that perception on product quality, availability of the preferred brand, satisfaction towards the brand and performance of the product were significant as well as positive and hence, were the eminent factors that affect the customer‟s loyalty towards the brand "Saaf‟. Moreover, social participation, mass media exposure and extension contact were found to be positive and significant and thus, these were the major factors which accelerates the farmer‟s awareness towards the brand "Saaf‟..

Keywords: Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Multiple Regression, Correlation

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ABSTRACT: The study was conducted in the village of Ghoragacha in Nadia District, West Bengal with 70 respondents to find out the relationship between the profile of farmers and their attitude towards agriculture as a profession. This study will give an insight into the inner feelings of the farmers and whether the farmers are interested in continuing this farming profession in the future. Besides, the overt and covert factors responsible for such attitude can also be identified. The study revealed that Age, Education, Experience in farming and Annual income had significant relationship with the attitude of farmers towards agriculture as a profession, whereas Land holding and occupation did not have any significant relationship with the aforesaid attitude

Keywords: Agriculture,Attitude, Covert, Overt, Significant

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