A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF ORGANIZED AND UNORGANIZED PIG FARM OWNERS IN RANCHI DISTRICT OF JHARKHAND

The present study was conducted in Ranchi district of Jharkhand to compare the knowledge levels of organized and unorganized pig farm owners about improved pig rearing practices. Data were collected from each of 25 organized and unorganized pig farm owners through structured interview schedule. The study revealed that majority of the respondents of both organized and unorganized pig farms were middle aged (64.00% & 60.00%), belonging to SC/ST category (80.00% & 84.00%), having large sized family (68.00% & 44.00%) and possessing large stock size (92.00% & 42.00%). The study also revealed that majority of the owners of organized pig farms were having high level of knowledge whereas majority of the owners of unorganized pig farms were having medium level of knowledge about different improved pig rearing practices. Age, size of family and land holding were non-significantly and education, occupation, stock size, extension contact and net annual income from pig rearing were significantly associated with knowledge level of respondents of both organized and unorganized pig farms.