BUFFALO MILK PRODUCTION IN BANASKANTHA DISTRICT OF GUJARAT: AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

N.V. CHAUDHARY¹*, A.P. CHAUDHARY², J.P. GUPTA³, K.P. THAKAR⁴, A.K. SRIVASTAVA^5
1Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar, 385505, Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar, 382010, India
²Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar, 385505, Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar, 382010, India
³Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar, 385505, Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar, 382010, Gujarat, India
⁴Department of Agricultural Economics, C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar, 385505, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385506, India
⁵Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar, 385505, Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar, 382010, India
* Corresponding Author : nilamchaudhary223@gmail.com

Received : 08-11-2022     Accepted : 28-11-2022     Published : 30-11-2022
Volume : 14     Issue : 11       Pages : 11917 - 11922
Int J Agr Sci 14.11 (2022):11917-11922

Keywords : Buffaloes, Categories of Farmers, Fixed Cost, Variable Cost, Net Income
Academic Editor : Dharmendra Singh Bhati
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Livestock Production Management; Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar, 385505, Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar, 382010, Gujarat, India and Department of Agricultural Economics, C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar, 385505, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385506, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Livestock rearing is one of the most important economic activities in the rural areas of the country contributing significantly to the national economy and it provides income to household dependent on agriculture and for many landless households. The data for this investigation was collected from 120 dairy farmers of Banaskantha district of Gujarat and these dairy farmers were classified based on land holdings as marginal, small, medium and large categories of dairy farmers, which were 28.33, 25.84, 27.50 and 18.33 per cent respectively. The average cost of milk production by buffalo was Rs. 60928.12 per animal per year. It includes fixed cost and variable cost, which was Rs. 7220.72 and 53707.40 per animal per year, respectively. The overall cost of per litre milk production has been found Rs. 33.70. Overall net income was Rs. 32743.07 per animal per year and Rs. 89.70 per animal per day. On the basis of observations, it is concluded that net income from crossbred cows was highest for large farmers followed by medium, marginal and small category of dairy farmers

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