International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Sampraja Bandi, Vinay Kumar R, OR Nataraju and Mohan Kumar TL

abstract
Asset generation and its possession has direct relation to economic development of a person. Asset status is one of the prominent parameters to study the economic status of livestock rearing farmers. The study was conducted for systematic measurement and comparison of Pashu Bhagya Scheme beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries’ asset status. Research was carried out by randomly selecting 90 beneficiaries and 30 non-beneficiaries of Pashu Bhagya Scheme from Vijayapura and Indi taluks. Nearly half (48.88%) of beneficiaries and 53.33 per cent of the non-beneficiaries had medium and low level of human assets, respectively. Over half (52.22%) of beneficiaries and 46.67 per cent non-beneficiaries had medium level of physical assets. Two- third (67.78%) of beneficiaries and half of the non-beneficiaries (50%) had medium level of natural assets. Nearly half (47.77%) of the beneficiaries had medium level of social assets whereas, among the non-beneficiaries, 46.67 per cent had low level of social assets. Sixty per cent of beneficiaries and half of the non-beneficiaries (50%) had medium level of financial assets. There was a significant difference in overall and component wise asset status of beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries. In the economic sense, the beneficiaries were able to set up their own animal unit, animal shed, machineries, land, house and re-invest in additional income generating activities or units. Providing education to their off-springs, participating in extension activities, building the connections or contacts with extension personnel, local leaders and progressive farmers were the changes brought socially.