Does Intensification Improve the Economic Efficiency of Dairy Farms?

Does intensification improve the economic efficiency of dairy farms?

In recent decades, the dairy sector has shown a global tendency toward intensification. This structural change may have significant effects on farm efficiency and, consequently, on the economic results of the farms. The goal of this study was to offer an empirical analysis of the effect of intensification on dairy farming. To do this, we first classified a sample of dairy farms according to the...

Strategies to Improve Economic Efficiency of the Dairy Input Data

Grouping cows is a common practice farmers use to manage their herd more efficiently. Farmers use this strategy to separate far-off, close-up, sick, fresh, and pregnant cows. Grouping addresses cows’ specific needs. However, grouping lactating cows for nutritional purposes and providing groups with more precise diets has not been adopted as widely as it could be, despite the fact that many stud...

An economic study of dairy farms : a case study of dairy farms around shiraz

Production and Marketing Efficiency of Dairy Farms in Highland of Ethiopia- an Economic Analysis

Ethiopia has the largest livestock population in Africa but the contribution of this resource to the economy is limited and yet the country is in poverty. Dairy development has a big role for the contribution of income generation and employment. Demand for dairy products seems to exceed supply in the country in general and the study area in particular. Hence, the situation of dairy production a...

Economic Opportunity Survey of Small Dairy Farms in the Southwest Part of Iran

In this study 495 smallholder dairy farms in 52 villages of different township in southwestern province of Iran (Chaharmohal and Bakhtiari province) included 1321 lactating cows and 2811 total mature cows (lactating and dry) during winter 2009 to summer 2010 were used to estimate economic opportunities insmallholder dairy farms. Questionnaire survey was used to collect data from last year infor...