Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, volume 36 issue 3 (september 2017) : 195-196

Comparison among investment and return in dairy activity by beneficiaries of Jeevika project in Bihar state, India

Kirti, B. Jirli, Pankaj Kumar Mandal
1Deptt of Extension Education, Institute of Agril. Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, Uttar Pradesh, India
Cite article:- Kirti, Jirli B., Mandal Kumar Pankaj (2017). Comparison among investment and return in dairy activity by beneficiaries of Jeevika project in Bihar state, India. Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research. 36(3): 195-196. doi: 10.18805/ajdfr.v36i03.8968.
Bihar is one of the poorest and most populous states in India. The share of employment in agriculture and allied activities is 68.9 percent in Bihar. This study is attempting to undertake a micro level analysis of collected data to assess the investment as well as return in Dairy activity carried out by Jeevika project in Muraul Block of Muzaffarpur District. Study revealed that calculated ‘t’ value of investment (12.533) and return (19.589) was more than table‘t’ value (1.977)  of investment and return respectively. Comparison among investment as well as return in Dairy activity practiced by the respondents, before and after joining the project through paired t-test, showed a significant difference hence providing positive effect on the life of project beneficiaries.
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