ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
GUNJAN BHANDARI1*, B.V. CHINNAPPA REDDY2
1Scientist, Division of Dairy Economics, Statistics & Management, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India
2Former Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : gunjanbhandari5@gmail.com
Received : 02-11-2018 Accepted : 27-11-2018 Published : 30-11-2018
Volume : 10 Issue : 22 Pages : 7549 - 7552
Int J Agr Sci 10.22 (2018):7549-7552
Keywords : Out-migration, economics of milk production, marketed surplus, migrant member household, linear regression analysis
Academic Editor : R C Chaudhary
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi for the financial assistance rendered in the form of Junior Research Fellowship
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed
Out-migration is quite conspicuous in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand. Besides other things out-migration has a bearing on livestock rearing which forms an integral part of hill economy. Present work attempts to study the economics of milk production and marketed surplus in migrant and non-migrant member households. Primary data was collected from 90 migrant and 60 non-migrant member households which were then analyzed using conventional economic analysis and linear regression analysis. Total cost of milk production was found to be higher for migrant member households whereas marketed surplus was higher for non-migrant member households. Migrant status of household was found to have a significant negative impact on marketed surplus of milk.
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