Ashish Kumar Mojumdar1, Md. Anisur Rahman2, Satyajit Roy3, Pallab Goswami1 and Saiful Huda1
1Department of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200, 2Department of Livestock Services, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh, 3United Nation Development Programme, Coxs Bazar Crisis Response Office, Bangladesh.
1Department of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200, 2Department of Livestock Services, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh, 3United Nation Development Programme, Coxs Bazar Crisis Response Office, Bangladesh.
*Corresponding author: pallab.hstu.ag@gmail.com
Article history: Received: 20.5.2021, Accepted: 25.6.2021, Published: Online: 30.06.2021
To cite this article: Mojumdar AK, Rahman MA, Roy S, Goswami P and Huda S. 2021. Dairy knowledge of the local service providers for livelihood improvement. Int. J. Agric. Med. Plants. 2(3): 11-17.
ABSTRACT
The main purpose of the study was to determine and describe the extent of dairy knowledge of the Local Service Providers for livelihood improvement. Seventy-two (72) LSPs were randomly selected as sample from an updated list of 255 LSPs. A pretested and structured interview schedule was used to collect data from the respondents during August 2018. Dairy knowledge of the Local Service Providers was estimated by asking them fifteen inquiries on various aspects of dairy and services. Descriptive statistics, multiple regression analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis were used. Slightly near about three-fourths (73.6 percent) of the respondents had excellent dairy knowledge followed by 23.6 percent of the respondents had good knowledge and only 2.8 percent had poor dairy knowledge. Regression analysis explored that the three selected characteristics as the most contributing factors in influencing the dairy knowledge of the LSPs and these are training received, innovativeness and extension contacts.
Keywords: Dairy, Knowledge, Livelihood, Local Service Providers
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