Analysis of constraints in dairy farming in Kerala-multi stakeholder perspective

Smitha, S.; Devi, M. C. A.; G, Letha Devi; Sasidharan, Subash

doi:10.33785/ijds.2019.v72i03.016

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“…Regular deworming was the farming systems intervention envisaged to improve livestock health in all households (Table 2 ). The dairy farmers of Kerala are experiencing several problems like high cost of veterinary service and medicine , high cost of cattle feed , non-availability of green and dry fodder round the year, high labour cost, lack of need based training , non-availability of high yielding milch animals 42 . The government and Veterinary department of Kerala needs to address these issues to boost the livestock production and farmers income.…”

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Farm typology of smallholders integrated farming systems in Southern Coastal Plains of Kerala, India

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Adoption of an integrated farming system (IFS) is essential to achieve food and nutritional security in small and marginal holdings. Assessment of IFS to know the resource availability and socio-economic condition of the farm household, farm typology plays a critical role. In this regard, a sample survey of 200 marginal households practicing mixed crop-livestock agriculture was conducted during 2018–2019 at Southern Coastal Plains, which occupies 19,344 ha in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. Farming system typology using multivariate statistical techniques of principal component analysis and cluster analysis characterized the diverse farm households coexisting within distinct homogenous farm types. Farming system typology identified four distinct farm types viz. resource constrained type-1 households with small land owned, high abundance of poultry, very low on-farm income, constituted 46.5%; resource endowed type-2 households oriented around fruit and vegetable, plantation crop, with a moderate abundance of large ruminant and poultry, high on-farm income, constituted 12.5%; resource endowed type-3 household oriented around food grain, extensive use of farm machinery, with a moderate abundance of large ruminant, low on-farm income, constituted 21.5%; and resource endowed type-4 household oriented around fodder, with high abundance of large ruminant, medium on-farm income, constituted 19.5% of sampled households. Constraint analysis using constraint severity index assessed the severity of constraints in food grain, horticulture, livestock, complementary and supplementary enterprises in each farm type, which allowed targeted farming systems interventions to be envisaged to overcome soil health problems, crops and animal production constraints. Farming system typology together with constraint analysis are therefore suggested as a practical framework capable of identifying type-specific farm households for targeted farming systems interventions.

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Farm typology of smallholders integrated farming systems in Southern Coastal Plains of Kerala, India

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Sustainability of Rural Small-Scale Farmers Using a Thematic Content-Fed Analytic Hierarchy Process

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Small-scale dairy farming plays a pivotal role in the development of rural economies and has become a key source for job creation and poverty alleviation. However, the survival rate of these enterprises is compromised due to multifaceted challenges. As a result, the newly established or emerging small scale dairy businesses are not sustainable. The objective of this paper is to therefore investigate the determinants affecting sustainability of small-scale dairy enterprises and to develop a framework for failure minimization. The study used purposive snowball sampling techniques to invite small-scale dairy farmers (SSDFs) in Bojanala Platinum District, North West Province, South Africa. The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis (TCA) for factor derivation and ranked using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The study revealed the high cost of agricultural inputs, medication and electricity, followed by a lack of agricultural services, and unpredictable weather patterns due to climate change, which were regarded as priority factors proliferating high failure levels and unsustainability by the local farmers. Meanwhile, loadshedding and cattle theft were regarded as low priority factors affecting farming sustainability. The high level of failure in this industry diminishes the chances of farmers to obtain funding or credit; poorer farmers end up falling back into poverty as a consequence of market circumstances beyond their control. The paper concludes that small-scale dairy farming should be revised as part of a broader livelihood strategy by all stakeholders, while continuously pursuing alternative access points to achieve prosperous rural livelihoods, local market information and access, and risk optimization. With the prospects of future climate, geopolitical and environmental crisis, considering how local small-scale dairy farmers (SSDFs) react and use information technology is vital to their sustainability and providing policy relevant knowledge. Furthermore, the SSDFs should be exposed to agricultural funders in their localities, and also access to agricultural sector training authority (AGRISETA) services should be made available for local farmers to receive training for proposal writing to apply for funds.

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Livestock services delivery during COVID-19 lockdown: An appraisal of accessibility and constraints

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Chander

Pathade

et al. 2021

Indian J of Anim Sci

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COVID-19 has devasted many sectors of Indian economy including livestock sector which got more turmoil during the lockdown period. With an intuition to find out the appraisal of livestock management and health services accessed by the farmers and delivered by the private veterinary practitioners, the present study was conducted in Uttar Pradesh. The production parameters, viz. milk production, sell, consumption and utility pattern of milk similarly the pattern of milk supply chain was studied and compared before and during lockdown period. The results revealed that except milk consumption remaining parameters showed negative trend as compared to before lockdown, and dairy co-operative has played a major role in maintaining the milk supply chain during lockdown. The major constraints perceived by the farmers during lockdown were accessed and it was observed that increase in price of feed and fodder followed by fear of corona were major problems. The delivery of livestock services viz. AI, treatment, livestock extension and vaccination by the private veterinary practitioners was accessed and compared before lockdown and during lockdown period. The results revealed that less number of cases attended during lockdown due to low response from farmers for availing the service from them, and fear of corona virus.

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Analysis of constraints in dairy farming in Kerala-multi stakeholder perspective

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Farm typology of smallholders integrated farming systems in Southern Coastal Plains of Kerala, India

Farm typology of smallholders integrated farming systems in Southern Coastal Plains of Kerala, India

Sustainability of Rural Small-Scale Farmers Using a Thematic Content-Fed Analytic Hierarchy Process

Livestock services delivery during COVID-19 lockdown: An appraisal of accessibility and constraints

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