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ABSTRACT
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ECONOMIC STUDIES ON UNORGANIZED DAIRY FARMS IN JAIPUR REGION OF RAJASTHAN |
| Authors |
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Jitendra Kumar Sharma, Narendra Kumar Singh |
| Keywords |
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Fixed Cost, Variable cost, Jaipur region, Milk production, B-C ratio. |
| Issue Date |
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Mar 2020 |
| Abstract |
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The present study was undertaken to estimate the costs and returns of milk production of un-organized dairy farms in Jaipur region of Rajasthan using dairy owner’s level data from 50 unorganized dairy farms of 5 districts namely Alwar, Dausa, Jaipur, Jhunjhnu and Sikar. The study was based on primary data collected through structured interview schedule. Production performance of each milch animal was calculated by taking the average cost and milk yield (liter/day/animal). The study revealed that among all cost components, total feed and labour cost were the major cost components. Feed cost varied from 54.22 to 57.07 percent in local cows to 57.07 percent in buffaloes and labour cost was varied from 33.87 percent to 34.45 percent. Contribution of total variable cost was varied from 90.56 to 94.08 percent. The average total maintenance cost for local cows per liter in unorganized dairy farms was worked out to be Rs.174.07 /animal/day. It was quite higher for a crossbred/exotic cows Rs.364.18/animal/day followed by Rs.345.86/animal/day. Despite the higher milk production cost, the cost of milk production of crossbred/exotic cows was lower Rs.24.71/litre/day than the local cows and buffaloes due to the better milk production performance. The maintenance cost was observed lowest in rainy season in all milch animals due to availability of green fodder in sufficient amount. The analysis indicates that all breeds of milch animals maintained by dairy owners in Jaipur region were profitable by minimum average net returns per animal/per day which were recorded Rs.56.18 from local cows to maximum Rs. 175.64 case of Cross Bred/Exotic cows whereas buffaloes contributes Rs.106.59l. Similarly, the Benefit–Cost (B-C) ratio was also found maximum (1.44) in cross breeds/exotic cows and minimum 1.25 for local cows. Thus the study revealed that Indian premier cross breeds/exotic cows were superior to local cows and buffaloes in generating income in Jaipur region because of the milk production performance. |
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32-40 |
| ISSN |
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0975-9492 |
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Vol. 11, No.03 |
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| DOI |
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10.21817/ijpsr/2020/v11i3/201103005 |
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