A SOCIOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC POULTRYFARMING IN SOUTHERN REGION OF RAJASTHANHitesh Muwal, Lokesh Gupta and Mahesh Chandra MathurAbstract The study was conducted on 240 randomly selected poultry farmers of 16 villages in 08 tehsils of 04 districtsat southern region of Rajasthan to identify the socioeconomic conditions of the poultry keepers during theorganic backyard / free range poultry production. The analyses of data revealed that majority 71.67% ofrespondents were of medium age group (30-50 years), had secondary or illiterate level (26.67% or 23.33%)of education and lived in medium sized (<5 members) joint family. Agriculture was the major occupationand 49.17% of poultry framers were small farmers (holding 1-2 ha land), with more than 6-10 years ofpoultry farming experience. The study revealed introduction of hybrid variety suitable for organic backyard/ free range poultry farming and skill up gradation of poultry farmers can bring about a significantimprovement in sustainable organic poultry production of the down trodden tribal and non-tribalcommunities of southern region of Rajasthan. |