An Economic analysis of milch bovine enterprise in Haryana
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Date
2006
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The present study entitled, “Economic analysis of milch bovine
enterprises in Haryana” have been undertaken with the following
specific objectives:
1. To study the spatio-temporal changes in stocking pattern, uptake
and pattern of human labour utilization of milch bovines in
Haryana.
2. To work out the major milch bovine species wise economics of
milk production in rural households across regions.
3. To analyse the overtime changes in production, consumption and
disposal pattern of milk and milk products across regions.
The present study is based on the data recorded under the cost
of cultivation scheme of principle crops in Haryana for the block years
1991-93 and 1999-2002.
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The stocking of cows marginally declined while stocking of
buffaloes marginally increased (except on small farm) across categories
during the period of 1991-93 and 1999-2002. Likewise, the stocking of
bullocks and he-buffaloes declined in overall categories. On the
contrary, rearing of cows declined across categories and overall during
the periods under study.
The hours spent by female labour in eastern regions increased
during the periods under study across categories and overall. Except
on large farms the same declined in western region and Haryana. The
female labour utilization in Haryana was the highest in summer season
followed by rainy and winter seasons on small and overall categories.
But medium and large farms engaged highest female labour in rainy
season.
The quantity of dry fodder fed across categories was the highest
in summer season followed by the winter and rainy season. The large
farms fed more concentrates followed by the medium and small
farmers. On the whole in Haryana, feeding of green and dry fodders
marginally declined while concentrates substantially increased
overtime. It implies that concentrate feeding has increased temporally
across regions in Haryana due to stall feeding pattern on the one hand
while for the fat rich buffalo milk production on the other.
The items of fixed cost included interest on total initial capital
investment, depreciation (on shed, equipments and Animal) and
imputed value of family labours. Among, these costs the imputed value
of family labour constituted the lion’s share across categories and
overtime in eastern and western regions as well as in Haryana. Again,
feed and fodder costs constituted the lion’s share across categories and
over time in eastern and western regions as well as Haryana.
In Haryana, the milk production in overall category was the
highest in winter seasons followed by rainy and summer seasons
during the two block years. It however, increased between two block
years. The disposal pattern of milk production in Haryana was in terms
of fluid milk and ghee across farm categories and overtime. By and
large, fluid milk consumption across seasons and farm categories have
increased temporally.
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Milch, Bovine, Equipment, Buffalo, Marginally, Stocking, Decline