Milk Production and its Marketing in Mizoram- Findings from Aizawl District

"The present study examined the economics of milk production in Mizoram with reference to input-output relationship, cost-benefits ratio and marketing channels, using stratified sampling technique to select the sample farmers according to the herd size. Descriptive statistical tools and regress...

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Published inEconomic affairs (Calcutta) Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 699 - 705
Main Author Chhawna, Vanlal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi New Delhi Publishers 01.12.2021
Subjects
Agriculture
Cattle
Dairy farms
Distribution channels
Employment
Expenditures
Farmers
Food security
Households
Livestock
Marketing
Middle schools
Milk production
Population
Production functions
Random variables
Sampling techniques
India
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Summary:"The present study examined the economics of milk production in Mizoram with reference to input-output relationship, cost-benefits ratio and marketing channels, using stratified sampling technique to select the sample farmers according to the herd size. Descriptive statistical tools and regression models have been used to analyse the data. Although dairy farming requires a large amount of capital for starting up and monthly average variable cost also being very high, returns from sale of milk and other sources produce a sizeable amount of income to the cattle farmers. Findings show that the dairy farming was found to be profitable activity which is justified by its cost-benefit ratio which is greater than one (1.7). Dairying farming has been subject to decreasing returns to scale. Dairy farmers are faced with various kinds of constraints. Appropriate measures are suggested to address these constraints in order to enhance the profitability and viability of dairy farming and to develop the sector as a whole."
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ISSN:0424-2513
0976-4666
DOI:10.46852/0424-2513.4.2021.26