Economic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dairy Farmers: A Case Study of Kozhikode District of Kerala
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Author: K. Haritha, Gunjan Bhandari and R. Sendhil
Author Address: Research Scholar1 and Scientist, Dairy Economics, Statistics and Management, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-13200 (India), Scientist, ICAR-IIWBR, Karnal-132001 (India)
Keywords: Coping strategies, COVID-19, dairy, impact, losses
JEL Codes: Q12, Q13
Abstract
The present study assessed the multi-dimensional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dairy farmers based on primary data collected from 200 farmers of Kozhikode district, Kerala. A drop in milk prices and dry fodder shortage emerged as the major problem during the pandemic. The dairy farmers suffered an average loss of `7175 per milch animal. Farmers were selling milk directly to the consumer households, and those with larger herd sizes incurred comparatively higher losses. Search for new consumers, conversion of surplus milk to ghee and preparation of feed mix at home were the main coping strategies adopted by the farmers.
Description
Indian Journal of Economics and Development
Volume 18 No. 2, 2022, 412-418
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED/21206
NAAS Score: 5.15 (2022)
Indexed in Clarivate Analytics (ESCI) of WoS
Indexed in Scopus (SJR: 0.18)
UGC Approved (UGC-Care List Group II)