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| Title: | Factors determining the suitability of traditional dairy practices |
| Authors: | Saha, A
Mukhopadhyay, SB
Gupta, D Das |
| Keywords: | Traditional knowledge
Traditional dairy practices
Ethnotherapies |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A01J |
| Abstract: | The study was conducted in purposively
selected Birbhum district of West Bengal. Multistage stratified sampling was
applied for selection of blocks (2), villages (4) and farmers (120) from
selected villages. The villages located within the area of selected Milk
Cooperative Societies were clubbed together and termed as Area I, and other two
villages, located beyond the area of Milk Cooperative Societies were grouped as
Area II. In the 1st phase of data collection, Snow-ball sampling technique was adopted in the selected villages
for collection and documentation of IK. In the second phase, all the dairy
farmers in the selected villages formed the universe of study. Farmers were
selected randomly from each of the selected villages making a total of 120
farmers. Profile of the dairy farmers was quantified with the help of a
structured interview schedule and variables were analysed by using mean and
standard deviation. For the measurement of factors determining the suitability
of IK, a list of various factors was prepared in consultation with the farmers
and extensionists of the concerned department of the University followed by
scoring and ranking methods. Sign test was used to see if there was a
difference between the two areas under study regarding determination of
suitability of IK with respect to various factors. It was evident that
‘seasonal availability of plants and other ingredients’ has got the first rank
in Area I and ‘efficacy of ethno therapies for infectious epidemic diseases’
was ranked first in Area II. |
| Page(s): | 321-325 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.09(2) [April 2010]
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