International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Amit Kumar, HC Verma, MK Verma, Subodh Kumar, RP Diwakar, Rajkapoor Verma and Abhishek Kumar

abstract
The present study was conducted by research scholar of Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education, ANDUAT, Kumarganj, and Ayodhya in the eastern plain zone of Uttar Pradesh. The present study has been conducted in purposively selected Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh to understand the Entrepreneurial behaviour of dairy farmers. A total of 120 dairy farmers were selected randomly from 12 villages of 4 blocks. A village-wise list of dairy farmers was prepared and from that list, ten dairy farmers were selected randomly from each village. The quantitative and qualitative data were collected through interview schedule, discussion, observation and available secondary sources. The study revealed that majority (55.83%) of the dairy farmers belonged to medium age group, middle school level of education status, small size of family, nuclear family system, Agriculture and dairy farming in dairy occupation, not participated in training, medium level of mass media utilization, marginal land holding, medium milk producers, medium size of herd, annual gross income ranged were less than 95379 and medium entrepreneurial behaviour. Socioeconomic profiles like age, education, family size, family type and more social participation compression to other socioeconomic status have good Entrepreneurial behaviour in our research area.