STUDY ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF SWINE FARMERS IN THE TAMIL NADU: A CASE OF NORTH EASTERN AGRO-CLIMATIC ZONES OF TAMIL NADU

M. BOOPATHY RAJA¹*, K.N. SELVAKUMAR², A. SERMA SARAVANA PANDI³, S. MEENAKSHI SUNDARAM⁴, R. JAYANTHI^5
1Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
²Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
³Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
⁴Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
⁵Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : boobivet@gmail.com

Received : 10-10-2019     Accepted : 26-10-2019     Published : 30-10-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 20       Pages : 9142 - 9144
Int J Agr Sci 11.20 (2019):9142-9144

Keywords : Swine farming, Socioeconomic Study, Rural livelihood, Income
Academic Editor : P S Chintkuntalawar, Dr Sanjiv Kumar, Dr Payal Jain
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The study was conducted in Tamil Nadu State with the objectives of studying the Socio-Economic Status of swine farmers. The study employed random sampling procedure subjected to stratified classification for farmers category which consists of total 45 sample farmers which were exclusively selected from North-Eastern agro-climatic zone of Tamil Nadu, with help of pre-tested questionnaire during the year 2013-2014. The results show that, the analysis of socio-economic profile showed that 13.30 percent were illiterates. 40.00 percent were landless and 68.88 percent were from middle age group and only 6.64 percent were females. About 78 percent farmers had an experience less than 5 years. Further, the study also revealed that, the housing pattern of swine farms in the study area revealed that among the sample farms, 68.89 percent had thatched type housing and 4.44 percent the farms were under concrete roof. The study concludes that, the swine farming is observed as major livelihood activities especially in study area among the sample respondents and also providing employment opportunity for the sample farmers. Hence, these kinds of attributes related to enhancing socio-economic conditions can boost the standard of living of the farmers who have engaged in swine farming in rainfed areas.

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