Socio-Personal Profile of Tribal Women or Tribal Families in Relation to Degree of Belief and Decision Making Pattern in Animal Husbandry Practices
Suman Sant *
Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow (M.P.) – 453441, India.
M. K. Mandal
Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur (M.P.) – 482001, India.
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Abstract
Madhya Pradesh (MP) is a tribal dominated state and the tribal peoples still follow their traditional occupation of rearing cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep, pigs and desi fowls. The present study was undertaken with the objective of studying the socio-personal profile of tribal women in Animal Husbandry Practices in relation to the degree of belief and decision making pattern of tribal women in animal husbandry practices One hundred tribal families were selected through randomized proportionate sampling from all the four village viz., Kadamtola, Payari No.1, Chhulha and Pondi of Anuppur District of Madhya Pradesh. It was found that age, literacy and years of experience in animal husbandry were positively and significantly correlated with degree of belief and decision making pattern of tribal families in animal husbandry practices.
Keywords: Socio-personal, tribal, decision making, animal husbandry.