An Economic Analysis of Diary Farming in District Saharanpur of Western U. P.

Abstract

Obviously dairy fanning plays a prominent role in national rural economy. It supplements income and generates employment for rural house holds and for land less and marginal farmers in particular. Though India is largest milk producing country in the world but per capita per day milk availability is lower than that of its recommendations by WHO and Indian Council of Medical Research. It calls for substantial increment in milk production and marketed surplus of milk ultimately. It would only be possible if dairy farming is economically viable. Therefore, the present study is an attempt in this direction with the objectives to find out resources endowments , cost and returns from milk production and marketed surplus of milk on different herd size of farms. The purposive sample technique was used to select the study area and ultimate 50 farm house holds in small, medium and large herd size of farms. The simple tabular analysis was used to achieve the objectives of the study. The study reveals that large herd size was found with having better resource endowments than that of small and medium herd size . Human labour employment was found highest on small herd size of farms than that of other herd size with rearing milch buffalo and milch cattle separately. Cost of buffalo and cattle milk production per litre was observed with having inverse relationship with increase in herd size on farms. Buffalo ·milk production was found maximum in rainy season than that of its level in other season while cattle milk product was observed maximum in rainy season. Net returns received from both buffalo and cattle milk production was positively correlated with the increase in herd size on farms. The level and magnitude of marketed surplus was found maximum on small herd size farm followed by that in order of sequence on medium and large herd size farm. Education standard and size of family was observed major factors affecting marketed and marketable surplus of milk on different herd size.