Economics of Local Cow Milk Production in Punjab
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Author: Napinder Kaur, and Jasdeep Singh Toor
Author Address: Department of Economics, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara-144 411 (Punjab) and Department of Economics, Punjabi University Patiala-147 002 (Punjab)
Keywords: Animal husbandry, cost, production, returns.
JEL Codes: E23, Q10, Q13.
Abstract
Animal husbandry, particularly dairying, was a leading supporter of the agricultural sector in the state. The present study aimed to investigate the costs and returns of local cow milk production in the Punjab state of India. About 420 dairy farmers were randomly surveyed in 2019. The total cost of local cow milk production was ?143.64 per day per local milch cow. The net returns, based on per day per animal, were found positive but negligible. However, the net returns per litre were calculated as – ?1.04 in rural Punjab. The poor management practices adopted by the dairy farmers were responsible for negative net returns from local cow milk production. The specialized dairy training courses could develop entrepreneurship among dairy farmers in rural areas of Punjab.
Description
Indian Journal of Economics and Development
Volume 18 No. 4, 2022, 908-914
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED/22286
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)