Title: RELATION BETWEEN CHARACTERISTICS AND PROFITABILITY OF DAIRY FARMERS

Authors: M. B. Rajput, B. K. Ashwar and D. V. Parmar

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: dairy farming, correlation coefficient, profitability

Volume: 39

Issue: 2

Year: June 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2025.39.2.0008

Abstract: The profit derived from a dairy farm operation is the ultimate concern of the farmer in his role as entrepreneur. Many factors influence the patterns of livestock farming and its profitability. The present study was conducted in Banaskantha, Sabarkantha and Gandhinagar district of North Gujarat. The data was collected from 180 dairy farmers from 18 villages of selected districts by personal interviewing. The research was carried out with objective to analyses of profitability of dairy farmers and assess its relationship with selected socio-personal attributes of dairy farmers. Profitability analysis observed that the expenditure on total feed and fodder was highest among all components of gross cost. Milk contributed 96.29 per cent and dung contributed 03.71 per cent to the total return. The Net cost of milk production per liter was found as Rs. 25.40 and net return per liter was found as Rs. 10.26. The Cost benefit ratio was 1:1.62. Correlation coefficient analysis revealed that herd size, milk production and economic motivation were positive and highly significant, while knowledge, adoption, training received, mass media exposure, extension participation and land holding had positive but non-significant effect on profitability of dairy farmers.