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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DAIRY FARMS IN CHITTOOR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

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Title ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DAIRY FARMS IN CHITTOOR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
 
Creator SESHA SAYANA REDDY, A
 
Contributor NEELAKANTA SASTRY, T.V
 
Subject millets, malt, biological phenomena, productivity, flours, amino acids, proteins, sorghum, diseases, vegetables
 
Description Dairy sector contributes significantly in generating employment
opportunities in rural India, besides providing food security. The
profitability of dairy enterprise depends upon the cost structure and
income generation capacity of the enterprise and good marketing
outlets.
The present project entitled “Economic analysis of diary farms
in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh” was taken up with the
following specific objectives.
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Objectives of the study are:
1. to study the investment pattern on the establishment of dairy
farms.
2. to estimate the costs and returns on dairy farms.
3. to identify the production and marketing problems encountered
by dairy farmers and to suggest remedial measures.
Chittoor district was purposively selected for this study as
Heritage Company in question is located in the Chittoor district for
its importance in milk production and marketing. Two mandals viz.,
Chandragiri and Pakala were purposively chosen based on the milch
cattle population. From each mandal four villages were selected
following the above criterion making a total of eight villages. All the
dairy farmers in selected eight villages were listed out and from each
village, 13 farmers were randomly selected making a total sample of
104 farmers. The data were collected by survey method using a well
structured, pretested schedule for the production period 2008-2009.
Tabular analysis was used to study the labour utilisation pattern,
costs and returns on dairy farms per annum per animal.
The average heard size of 2.3 milch animals was maintained by
sample farmers in the study area.
The total investment per animal per year was to Rs.10,994.93.
The major items of investment were cattle shed, amounting to
Rs.6,670.37 and cost of animal (Rs.3,854.38), followed by cost of
equipment (Rs.470.20).
The total cost of Rs.40,850.98 was incurred to maintain a
crossbred cow per year. In the total costs, variable cost was
Rs.37,651.0 (92.8 per cent) and fixed costs amounted to
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Rs. 3,199.98 (7.82 per cent). The cost of production of milk per
crossbred cow per litre was Rs.12.05.
The rearing of crossbred cow generated net income of
Rs.18,830.72 per annum. The returns over variable cost i.e., gross
margin was calculated at Rs.22,030.7. The benefit cost ratio of 0.46
indicated that maintaining crossbred cow on the farm is a highly
paying proposition.
The break-even output of milk was 820.50 litres per animal per
year against the actual output of milk 3387.89 litres per animal per
year. The margin of safety was 2567.39 lt and imputed the additional
milk per year over and above break-even output.
Disease problem, fluctuation of feed availability, repeat
breeding, non-availability of grazing lands, low milk yield potential of
local animals and more feed and more care requirement of improved
animals in nearby locality were the most important technical
constraints.
The high cost of feed, lack of capital, availability of labour,
expensive veterinary medical care and purchase price of milch cattle
were the most important economic constraints.
Unavailability of bull of superior trait, inadequate veterinary
services and unavailability of market for green fodder in nearby
locality found to be the most important infrastructural constraints in
dairy management.
Inadequate knowledge about balanced feeding practice,
unavailability of access to training and extension facilities,
inadequate knowledge about symptoms of various diseases and
inadequate knowledge in identifying the oestrous period of the
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animal were considered to be the most important educational
problems.
SUGGESTIONS
1. The important reason for failure in dairy farming is fatal diseases
which some times lead to death of animal. Unless there is
adequate health care programme and or risk coverage through
Livestock Insurance Scheme or any such other suitable measures,
dairy farming cannot be run successfully.
2. Need for identifying such technologies, which demand less capital,
less time and minimum operations.
3. Exploring the possibilities of providing loans at the lowest interest
rates with subsidies for dairy development activities.
4. Gradual improvement of existing indigenous breeds of animals.
5. Gradual removal of useless stock and replacement with high
yielding superior quality animals.
6. Gradual manipulation in husbandry practice for improving animal
productivity and adoption of biotechnological interventions in feed
and fodder, reproduction and growth aspects.
7. Need for Government role in improving the supply of inputs and
service to dairy farmers / beneficiaries at their doorsteps with
minimum cost.
8. Need for developing viable farmer’s cooperatives societies /
federations like, milk producers cooperative societies at village
and district levels, federations, boards and corporations.
9. Need for extension services from the Government, Agriculture
Universities, R&D institutions, federations and corporations,
besides mobilization of various input services from various
agencies.
 
Date 2016-06-24T13:50:56Z
2016-06-24T13:50:56Z
2010
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/67943
 
Language en
 
Relation D8719;
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY