CONSTRAINTS IN GOAT FARMING PERCEIVED BY FARM WOMEN IN ERODE DISTRICT OF TAMILNADU

Abstract: The present study was carried out to analyse the constraints perceived by the farm women in goat farming in Erode District of Tamilnadu. A total 120 farm women having actively involved in goat rearing were randomly selected from the study area for the study. The data was collected through a semi-structured interview schedule containing a list of constraints and the farm women were asked to rank them. The data were tabulated and Garretts ’ ranking technique was adopted to analyze the constraints as perceived by the respondents. The study revealed that shrinking of grazing land / lack of grazing land, inadequate availability of breeding buck (non-availability of improved breeding bucks), lack of veterinary services at the door step at time of emergency (lack of veterinary aid) and middleman not providing remunerative price to kids were the main constraints in the major domain of feeding, breeding, health care and marketing