Impact of Dairy Farming on Socio-Economic Condition of People : A Case Study of Ugratara, VDC Kavre, Nepal

Abstract

This study entitled “Impact of Dairy Farming on Socio-Economic Conditionof People (A Case Study of Ugratara VDC of Kavre district" was an attempt to examine the impact of dairy farming on socio economic condition of people. The specific objectives of study were to analyze the status of dairy farming and marketing strategy of dairy products, to compare the impact of dairy farming in employment, Income, occupation, food sufficiency, education and health, and to explore the problems and prospects of dairy farming in the study area. This research paper is carried out under descriptive as well as analytical research design. Primary as well as secondary data have been used in this study. Primary data have been collected through household survey questionnaire, key informant interview, observation and focus group discussion. In the same way, secondary information has been used through unpublished documents, articles, websites propounded by different scholars in different time and venue. Out of 150 respondents, the researcher has selected 50 respondents by using random sampling method. The condition of dairy farming was found to be good condition although there were many constraints to its betterment. Milk is inevitable for the people. In the study area, high demand of milk in rural area also found. Due to the high demand of milk in the market, most of the respondents were found to be intended to invest in dairy farming. But sloppy land and lack of feeding stuffs in dry season make the farmer into terrible situation. Farmers have considered milk farming as their main source of income in this area though they have positive impact on their socioeconomic status. The dairy farming intensity has been increased adopting

professional as well as traditional system; the traditional production

practice of milk is also being changed. Most of the respondents of this

area were producing milk for selling proportion. Of them, they have

produced 20-25 liters per day and selling in milk collection center and

individual home supply too.

Dairy farming is positively impacting on their family. This study focuses on impact of dairy farming in employment, income, occupation, food sufficiency, education and health, to explore the problem and prospects of dairy farming in the study area of people living in the study area which seems positive aspect on them. The household survey has been conducted in order to collect qualitative and quantitative facts about impact of dairy farming in employment, income, occupation, food sufficiency, education and health condition and the role of dairy farming in upliftment. This study as well as during the group discussion time, respondents Dairy farming has positively impacting on them. They have started to go to hospital to their health checkups, they started to send their children to private boarding schools for education, and they started to kill hunger by purchasing from market. The important thing they talked about was that they have started to think about themselves and their children's future. Problems and prospects are found in the market. Respondents have traced out political instability and force to donate amount to political parties. Road blocked, strike, revolution were the problems they talked about. In conclusion dairy farming profession found to be prosperous job s it has enabled rural people's access in social as well as economical betterment which has obviously lead them towards educational, societal and political achievement. In the study area dairy farming has positive impact on teir life as the farmers have changed their lifestyle. Finally it is financially viable; it has trace positive impact in socio-economic aspect of the dairy farmers. Finally, it is recommended that government should manage feeding stuff to the farmers, politically strike and blocked should be stopped, banks should provide loan on minimuminterest; physical infrastructure should be made by the government. Special consideration should be made by its stakeholders in time for the betterment of dairy farming.