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ECONOMICS OF SHEEP AND GOAT FARMING

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Title ECONOMICS OF SHEEP AND GOAT FARMING
 
Creator FARIHA SHAIK
 
Contributor BHAVANI DEVI, I.
 
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Description The present investigation was carried out with specific objectives such as (1) to work out the relative profitability of sheep and gOat farming by size of farm, (2) to estimate resource productivity and resource use efficiency in sheep and goat farming, (3) to study the marketing aspects of sheep and goats, and (4) to identify the problems in rearing and marketing of sheep and goats. The study Was undertaken in Anakapalli, Bheemunipatnam and Nakkapalli mandals of Visakhapatnam district as Considerable sheep and goat population was present in these mandals. Eight villages (four for each category) were selected from these mandals based on highest concentration of sheep and goat population. An ultimate sample of 120 farmers represent— ing 60 for sheep and 60 for goat farms, out of which 30 small farmers and 30 large farmers respectively was selected. To study marketing aspects, 24 village traders, 24 retailers and
15 distant wholesalers were selected. The study pertained to the production period 1992-93. Tabular analysis was used to estimate costs and returns and marketing aspects. Cobb—Douglas production function Was employed to study the resource productivity and resource use efficiency on sheep and goat farms. An opinion survey was conducted to identify the problems in rearing and marketing of sheep and goats. The average size of the family on sample farms in— creased with increase in farm size. The percentage of illiterates Were more on goat farms than sheep farms. The sheep and goat rearing Was carried out mostly by farmers belonging to backward community and scheduled castes. The farmWorkers per farm increased with increase in farm size. The value of assets increased with increase in the farm size on sheep farms whereas a reverse trend was ‘ observed on goat farms. The lambing frequency was once in an year in sheep whereas it is more than one in the case of goat farms. The total costs in both sheep and goat farms decreased With increase in the size of the farm. The operational costs Were more on goat farms compared to sheep farms, Whereas the trend Was reverse in case of fixed costs and total costs. The grOSS returns and net returns Were comparatively more on goat farms over sheep farms. The benefit—cost ratio Was found to be more on goat farms compared to sheep farms indicating higher profitability of goat farming.The coefficient of multiple determination for sheep and goat farms Was significant at one per cent level. The co=efficients of the variables, flock size, human labour, and lamb feed were positively significant and that of grazing cost was negatively significant on sheep farms and coefficient of flock size alone was positive and significant on goat farms. Whereas those of human labour and lamb feed were negatiVe and significant at one per cent level. The study of reSOurce use efficiency on sheep farms indicated that there is ample scope for increasing gross returns by increasing investment on human labour and lamb feed, but the expenses on grazing must be curtailed immediately, where— as the same study on goat farms revealed that there is an immediate need to reduce expenditure on human labour and lamb feed as they were over used. On both categories of farms,flock size indicated further scope of its expansion to fetch both sheep and goat farmers still more returns. It is clear from this study that the marketing costs Were maximum in channel I (Producer — Distant wholesaler — Retailer (town) - Consumer) followed by channel III (Producer — - Village trader — Retailer (Shandy) — Consumer) in both sheep and goat marketing. Marketing costs were more in sheep than goats. Both sheep and goat farmers received maximum share . of consumer's rupee in channel II (70 and 68.48% respectively) follOWed by channel III (68.24 and 64.03% respectively). Regarding the marketing efficiency, channel II was found to be efficient followed by channel III. But greater percentage
of sheep/goat Were routed through the channel I because the farmers have to find market else where in addition to the local sales. The scarcity of grazing lands, inferior quality of feed, non-practice of flushing, improper weighment, exploi— tation by middlemen and lower share in consumer's rupee were common problems faced by both sheep and goat farmers. Most of the farmers lagged behind in adoption of management practices“ An over View of this investigation revealed that goat farming is comparatively more profitable than sheep farming as indicated by higher benefit—cost—ratio.
 
Date 2018-06-18T05:15:27Z
2018-06-18T05:15:27Z
1994
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier D4636
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810053625
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University