Vol. 8, Issue 8 (2019)

Author(s):
Anjali K Babu, R Senthilkumar, Reeja George P and Gleeja VL

Abstract:
An ex post facto research was conducted among the Vechur cattle farmers in Kerala state to assess the socio-economic profile of the Vechur cattle farmers. By employing chain referral sampling technique, a total of 60 Vechur cattle farmers from three districts of the state namely Kottayam, Palakkad and Thrissur were selected. The data were collected through personal interview method using a structured pretested interview schedule. Majority (68.9%) of the Vechur cattle farmers were middle aged group and there was domination by men in this venture (90%). Over seventy per cent of the Vechur cattle farmers had secondary school education. Over thirty per cent of Vechur cattle farmers had services as primary occupation, most of them opted agriculture and a cattle rearing as a secondary occupation.