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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 4
First page : (736) Last page : (743)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-6841

Resource Use Efficiency in Milk Production and Milk Utilization Pattern of Milk Producers in Hilly Areas of Kumaon Region of Uttarakhand

Komal Mehra¹*, Virendra Singh¹ and Hamid Nazir²

¹Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, G.B.P.U.A.&T.,
Pantnagar-263145, Uttarakhand
²Department of Animal Husbandry Extension, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B.P.U.A. &T., Pantnagar-263145, Uttarakhand
*Corresponding Author E-mail: komal38099@gmail.com
Received: 30.07.2018  |  Revised: 23.08.2018   |  Accepted: 28.08.2018  

 

 ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted in hilly areas of two districts, viz. Nainital and Almora  of Kumaon region of Uttarakhand to estimate the resource use efficiency in milk production and to study the milk utilization pattern of milk producers. A sample of 120 farmers was drawn. Cobb-Douglas production function was employed to estimate the resource use efficiency, simple statistical tools to examine utilization pattern of milk producer. The magnitude of coefficients of multiple determination (R2) indicate that the explanatory variables included in the model was responsible for 85 per cent, 91 per cent and 88 per cent variation in milk production in case of cows, buffaloes and at aggregate level, respectively. The regression coefficients of green fodder, dry fodder and veterinary expenses were found to be positive and significant in all cases, while the same of human labour was found to be positive and significant in case of buffaloes. More than two-third (66.78 per cent) quantity of milk produced by the milk producers was marketedand only about one-third portion (33.22) was utilized at farm level.

Key words:  Cobb-Douglas, Resource use efficiency, Regression coefficients, Utilization pattern

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Cite this article: Mehra, K., Singh, V. and Nazir, H., Resource Use Efficiency in Milk Production and Milk Utilization Pattern of Milk Producers in Hilly Areas of Kumaon Region of Uttarakhand, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(4): 736-743 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6841