scholarly journals Factors Affecting Machinations at Dairy Farms : An Appraisal from Economic Perspective

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
H.R. Meena ◽  
K.R. Kadian ◽  
B.S. Meena ◽  
Gunjan Bhandari ◽  
Vikash Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Government ◽  
Milking Machine ◽  
Quality Of Milk

This study was undertaken to get a comprehensive idea about the favourable and unfavourable factors for adoption of dairy automation/ machinations as perceived by dairy farmers, and study the economic impact of semi-automatic milking machine for small, medium and large dairy unit using the analysis of total cost and monetary benefits. The study was carried out in north Indian states, 30 commercial dairy farmers were selected constituting a total of 150 respondents practicing commercial dairy farming under survey method of investigation. Results revealed that time saving in dairy farm operations, drudgery reduction, and maintenance of hygiene and quality of milk and milk products were perceived as top three favourable factors for adoption of dairy automation or machination. The high initial investment required for dairy automation, no extra milk price for hygiene and quality products through the adoption of dairy automation in the market, and high cost of equipment and less subsidy provided by the government were perceived as top three favourable factors for adoption of dairy automation or machination. The study indicated that adoption score of the respondents were not significantly correlated with age. It implies that age, education, family size land holding and experiences of dairy farming does not affect the adoption of dairy automation technologies. The additional monetary benefits apart from this economic benefit’s other benefits such as clean and hygiene milk, health care and management in economic terms were calculated about 43800, 39,600, and 64,000 per year for small, medium, and large dairy unit, respectively

scholarly journals Smallholder farmers’ perceptions and future aspirations toward dairy farming development in Bandung District, West Java

2021 ◽  
Vol 892 (1) ◽  
pp. 012005
Author(s):  
I S Anugrah ◽  
E Ariningsih ◽  
Erwidodo ◽  
H P Saliem ◽  
T B Purwantini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Future Aspirations ◽  
The Government ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations

Abstract Dairy farming has an essential role in meeting the ever-increasing demand for milk. However, efforts to develop dairy farming in Indonesia are still facing various obstacles. This paper aims to analyze farmers’ perceptions and expectations toward developing dairy farming and its sustainability, along with its constraints. The data used in this paper are part of the IndoDairy Smallholder Household Survey database conducted between July and September 2017, consisting of 300 smallholder dairy farm households randomly selected from KPBS Pangalengan members. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and clustering analysis. The results show that the majority of dairy farmers (>50%) rated as ‘good’ the availability of extension services, availability of veterinary services, availability of veterinary medicines, availability of credit, and availability of concentrates; rated as ‘fair’ prices paid by buyers for milk, the number of milk buyers, and quality of the grass and forages; and rated as ‘bad’ the price of concentrates and the availability of land to purchase. In contrast, most farmers perceived the availability of land to purchase and the price of concentrates as ‘bad.’ As much as 90.3% of farmers expected to increase their dairy farm operations. The majority of dairy farmers (94%) showed their willingness to participate in training in the village, especially in animal husbandry (31.2%). This study strongly suggests that the government facilitates an increased supply of quality concentrate feed at affordable prices and land availability for dairy farming development.

scholarly journals Measuring and explaining multi-directional inefficiency in the Malaysian dairy industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 119 (12) ◽  
pp. 2788-2803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Aisyah Binti Mohd Suhaimi ◽  
Yann de Mey ◽  
Alfons Oude Lansink
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Truncated Regression ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Technical Inefficiency ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Farm Finance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the technical inefficiency of dairy farms and subsequently investigate the factors affecting technical inefficiency in the Malaysian dairy industry. Design/methodology/approach This study uses multi-directional efficiency analysis to measure the technical inefficiency scores on a sample of 200 farm observations and single-bootstrap truncated regression model to define factors affecting technical inefficiency. Findings Managerial and program inefficiency scores are presented for intensive and semi-intensive production systems. The results reveal marked differences in the inefficiency scores across inputs and between production systems. Practical implications Intensive systems generally have lowest managerial and program inefficiency scores in the Malaysian dairy farming sector. Policy makers could use this information to advise dairy farmers to convert their farming system to the intensive system. Social implications The results suggest that the Malaysian Government should redefine its policy for providing farm finance and should target young farmers when designing training and extension programs in order to improve the performance of the dairy sector. Originality/value The existing literature on Southeast Asian dairy farming has neither focused on investigating input-specific efficiency nor on comparing managerial and program efficiency. This paper aims to fill this gap.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting e-Government Adoption by Dairy Farmers: A Case Study in the North-West of Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
Alba Vázquez-López ◽  
Manuel Marey-Perez
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
North West ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The North ◽  
The Government

With the objective of assessing the farmers’ situation regarding the use of the ICT and their relations with the electronic government, a case study consisting in the realization of 34 face-to-face surveys was conducted between February and March 2020 in dairy farms in the region of Galicia (Spain). The sample was selected according to one of the most important online journals in the farming sector at a national level. From the census, we chose those farms considered most representative taking into account the main criteria: the level of PAC (Common Agrarian Politics) subsidies and milk production (litres/cow and year). The results show that the majority of the farmers used the internet, but on many an occasion, they were discontented in relation to the poor connection quality in their farms. In regard to the use of the electronic government for procedures related to their farms, many of them were able to perform them through the government website; however, there were procedures which the users defined as “complex” and which had to be outsourced to authorised entities. The results also show that the farmers do want to employ the e-government, mainly because of the time and cost saving; however, the current web pages do not meet the users’ expectations. Finally, this situation, applied to a region placed among the 10 most productive regions of milk, is comparable to what happens in other regions.

scholarly journals THE PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS OF DAIRY CATTLE BUSINESS ON THE GROUP OF DAIRY FARMERS IN WEST UNGARAN DISTRICT SEMARANG REGENCY

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
R. L. Dolewikou ◽  
W. Sumekar ◽  
A. Setiadi
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Profitability Analysis ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Cash Cost

The objective of the study was to determine the profitability of dairy cattle business on the group of dairy farming in District of West Ungaran, Semarang Regency. This research was conducted from February to March 2016 through a survey method. Respondents in this study were lactating dairy farmers on the group of dairy farmers in District of West Ungaran. Then, location was determined by using purposive sampling. Further, respondents were determined by using census method for 40 people; those were 11 respondents of Mardi Mulyo farmer group members, 4 respondents of Sumber Hasil members, and 25 respondents of Ngudi Makmur members. Then, data were analyzed by employing the analysis of income and profitability. The result of study indicated that the average income over the cash cost was as much as IDR. 34,708,139.20 per year or IDR.2,892,344.93 per month, and the average income over the total cost was as much as IDR.4,867,808.92 per year or IDR. 405,650.74 per month. The profitability was 10.34% greater than the bank interest for farming business loans for 5% per year. It could be concluded that dairy cattle business on the group of dairy farmers in West Ungaran was profitable.

Prospect of organic dairy farming in India: A review

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saikat Maji ◽  
B. S. Meena ◽  
Pampi Paul ◽  
Vishwatej Rudroju
Keyword(s):  
Residual Effect ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Milk Products ◽  
Organic Dairy ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
Indigenous Technical Knowledge ◽  
Rapid Pace ◽  
Quality Of Milk

Dairy farming has the potential for providing additional income to the farmers along with achieving major goal of organic farming i.e. diversified production and supporting biological cycle within farming system. India presently is the largest producer of milk in world supported by an astonishing growth rate in dairy sector. Apart from this due to increasing consumer awareness there has been an increased concern voiced over quality of milk and milk products including contamination, pollutant and the residual effect of various chemicals. Interest inorganic dairy farming is increasing at rapid pace worldwide as an alternative solution. Recent years have seen a sharp rise in demand of organic milk and milk products. Under Indian condition, rapid spread of organic dairy farming is possible because of some key geographical, cultural and economic advantages like traditional nature of farming and indigenous technical knowledge and practices followed by Indian farmers etc. But prevalence of small dairy farmers also poses many challenges for faster proliferation of organic dairy farming along with some other shortcomings. Present article provide some insight on strengths, weaknesses opportunities and threats of organic dairy farming in the country along with some potential ways to overcome these weaknesses and threats.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Levels of Airborne Bacteria in Dairy Farms: A Review

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Álvaro Rafael Quintana ◽  
Susana Seseña ◽  
Ana Garzón ◽  
Ramón Arias
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Products ◽  
Ventilation System ◽  
Stocking Density ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Quality Of Milk ◽  
Milk And Dairy Products

This review attempts to reflect the importance of different factors that affect the environmental quality of dairy farms and must, therefore, be taken into account when considering the importance of environmental microbiology as a tool in the improvement of the quality of milk and dairy products. The effect of a factor such as temperature is vital for the dairy farm environment, especially when the temperatures are extreme, because a proper choice of temperature range improves the quality of the air and, thus, animal welfare. Similarly, the appropriate level of relative humidity in the environment should be taken into consideration to avoid the proliferation of microorganisms on the farm. Air quality, well-designed livestock housing, proper hygienic practices on the farm, stocking density, and the materials used in the livestock houses are all important factors in the concentration of microorganisms in the environment, promoting better welfare for the animals. In addition, a ventilation system is required to prevent the pollution of the farm environment. It is demonstrated that proper ventilation reduces the microbial load of the environment of dairy farms, enhancing the quality of the air and, therefore, the wellbeing of the animals. All this information is very useful to establish certain standards on dairy farms to improve the quality of the environment and, thereby, achieve better quality milk and dairy products.

The role of record keeping and maintenance in enhancing decision making among smallholder dairy farmers in Gitugi Ward in Murang’a County, Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Maku Gichohi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Smallholder Dairy

Dairy farmers are expected to maintain farm records for aiding decisions making. However, the extent to which farm records inform decision making is not clear in Gitugi Ward in Murang’a County, Kenya. This study aimed to determine the role that record keeping and maintenance play in enhancing decision making of smallholder dairy farmers in that area. Descriptive survey research design was used to examine 175 smallholder dairy farmers. Simple random sampling technique was used in getting a sample size of 118 subjects. Data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was used to test the underlying proposition. Most smallholder dairy farmers have adequate experience in dairy farming and have minimum basic education, although not sufficient for making complex computations and interpretations for key decision making. The kind of decisions made based on dairy farm records statistically and significantly affect output in dairy farming businesses. Livestock Extension Officers should embark on advocacy programs, sensitization workshops, mentorship and training programs on record maintenance practices to ensure dairy farm records are preserved and utilized in supporting decision making. The findings of this study contribute to improvement of dairy farming information management practices and in making data-supported decisions among dairy farmers in Gitugi Ward, Mathioya Sub-County and in other geopolitical regions.

scholarly journals Smallholder Dairy Farmers' Livelihoods: Opportunities and Challenges in Metta Robi Woreda, West Shewa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naol Dibaba Wami
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Smallholder Dairy ◽  
The Government

Abstract In today's world, small-scale dairy farming has become commonplace. Farmers in Ethiopia, particularly in rural areas, have used it to supplement their income and ensure food security. This study aimed to assess the opportunities and challenges for the livelihoods of smallholder dairy farmers in Metta Robi woreda. A mixed research method was applied, with descriptive and cross-sectional research designs. A total of 372 SDFs (households) who performed dairy farming in the research area were selected using a systematic sampling technique. In addition, three kebeles in Metta Robi woreda were randomly picked from a total of 23 kebeles. The questionnaire was used to obtain quantitative data, while in-depth interviews, key informant interviews, and personal observation were employed to collect qualitative data. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, which were performed using SPSS Version 21. On the other hand, the qualitative data were transcribed and analyzed thematically. The findings showed that households in the study area engaged in a variety of livelihood activities. For more than half of the sampled households, on-farm activities are their primary source of income. The data also revealed that the study area's opportunities included appropriate environmental conditions, availability of land and water, market and road, social networks, access to information, crop residue availability, and credit service. However, land-use change, market fluctuations and inaccessibility, a lack of labor and sufficient competence, a lack of infrastructure, livestock diseases, and a scarcity of feed and water were mentioned as issues that affected SDFs' livelihoods. It was suggested that the government pay special attention to the challenges that affect SDFs' livelihoods in general and the study area in particular.

scholarly journals Strategi Penghidupan Peternak Sapi Perah Di Lereng Selatan Gunungapi Merapi Pasca Erupsi 2010

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Andarwati ◽  
R Rijanta ◽  
Rini Widiati ◽  
Yanin Opatpatanakit
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Dominant Strategy ◽  
Livelihood Strategies ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Census Methods ◽  
Physical Asset

This study aims to analyzed the strategies of dairy farmers in disaster prone areas (DPA) in the southern slopes of  Merapi  for sustaining livelihood after the eruption of Merapi volcano in 2010. Research conducted by the Survey method. Sampling was done by using the Census methods, consists of 84 dairy farmers in DPA III (Kaliadem hamlet) and 50 dairy farmers in DPA II (Gondang Wetan hamlet). Both hamlets were including Cangkringan district To find out the farmers strategies used descriptive method, that was to gather as much information related to their livelihood, covers three important aspects: assets (livelihood resources), access and activity. Statistical analysis that used for classification of livelihood strategies was Factor Analysis with SPSS 18. The results showed, there were nine  strategy chosen by the dairy farmers for sustaining livelihoods in order to ensure sustainable livelihoods: The combination of financial, physical asset and natural resources utilization, as well as maintained dairy farm; The combination of physical and social capital utilization, social access and business diversification; Utilization of social access; Utilization of social help and mutual access, Utilization of liquid assets and social capital; The combination of psychological factors with utilization of financial & social access; Utilization of financial assets and access with the use of pause time; Utilization of social capital; and Farm diversification. The combination of financial, physical asset and natural resources utilization, as well as maintained dairy farm was the most of dominant strategy chosen by the farmers, with the greatest cumulative value (27.645%). Psychological variable (sense of security) was to be the new finding in the theory of sustainable livelihood strategies. Social capital was the variable that dominated the basic options of sustainable livelihood strategy of dairy farmers after the eruption of Merapi in 2010.

Profit Efficiency among Dairy Farms in the Eastern Region of India

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-103
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Profit Efficiency ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Maximum Profit ◽  
The Mean

ABSTRACT The profit efficiency in dairy farming is important to keep the farmer into dairy farming. The estimates of profit efficiency provide policymakers the information to what extent milk production can be expanded by removing the factors responsible for profit inefficiencies. Keeping this in mind the present study was undertaken in the eastern region of India to explore the profit efficiency among dairy farmers and factors affecting it. It was concluded that the mean profit efficiency of the dairy farmers was 0.7215 that is the profit could be increased by 27.85 percent if both technical and allocative inefficiencies were removed. Most of the farmers had their profit efficiencies in the range of 0.66 to 0.75. About 46.26 percent of the overall variation in actual profit from the maximum profit received by dairy farmers was due to differences in farmers’ practices and random factors. The profit efficiencies in the area could be increased by farmers’ education and experience in the business. Thus, the farmers should be periodically educated on appropriate feeding practices, and new technologies in dairying to overcome the inefficiencies.

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