ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF GOAT FARMING IN CAUVERY DELTA ZONE OF TAMIL NADU

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dc.contributor.authorSenthil, R
dc.contributor.authorSenthil Kumar, G
dc.contributor.authorSerma Saravana Pandian, A
dc.contributor.authorThamil Vanan, Thanga
dc.contributor.authorTANUVAS
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-12T11:27:02Z
dc.date.available2022-05-12T11:27:02Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionTNV_IJSR_2022_28(1)170-177en_US
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted to analyse the economic and technical efficiency of goat farming in Cauvery Delta zone of Tamil Nadu, India. The primary data were collected by interviewing 180 goat farmers selected by multi-stage random sampling using pre-tested interview schedules during January to April 2017. The sample comprised of 87 small farmers (15 goats). The total fixed investments for goat farming were Rs. 14055.16 (small farmer), Rs. 29136.40 (medium farmer) and Rs. 70826.60 (large farmer). The total gross returns per farm for the above categories were Rs. 6241.94, Rs. 9607.04 and Rs. 12910.11, respectively. Overall, goat farming yielded a total return and net return of Rs. 10496.38 and Rs. 6248.92 per farm per annum, respectively. The break-even analysis revealed that small farmers required to produce 20.60 kg of chevon annually to reach break-even point, 51.02 kg and 222.96 kg by medium and large farmers, respectively. The ratio of marginal value product (MVP) to marginal factor cost (MFC) for flock size, labour charges, medicine and vaccination charges were more than unity in all the categories of the farms, which indicated underutilization of resources. The stochastic frontier production function analysis revealed that labour charges had significant (p<0.01) positive influence on the chevon production in all categories of farms. The average technical efficiencies were 74.65, 83.41, 86.54 and 80.36% in small, medium, large and overall categories of farms respectively. The sub-optimal technical and resource use efficiency warrants scientific management practices among goat farmers.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810184692
dc.keywordsBreak-even point, Economic efficiency, Goat farming, Technical efficiencyen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages170-177en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;1
dc.subjectVeterinary Scienceen_US
dc.titleECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF GOAT FARMING IN CAUVERY DELTA ZONE OF TAMIL NADUen_US
dc.title.alternativeIndian Journal of Small Ruminantsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.volume28en_US
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