JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY - 47 (4), 2022 Special Issue

Pages: 27-31

Date of Publication: 31-Dec-2022

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Economic Cost and Profit Analysis of Poultry Industry in Mahendergarh District of Haryana

Author: Sunita, D. P. Malik, K. K. Kundu, Parveen Kumar Nimbrayan

Category: Agricultural Engineering

Abstract:

Poultry farming in India has transformed from a mere tool of supplementary income and nutritious food for the family to the major commercial activity generating the required revenue. Changing food habits, rising income of the middle class Indian, presence of private players, rising market demand of the Indian poultry produce in the export market are some of the contributing factors to the growth of the industry. Therefore, the study intends to examine the socio-economic background of the poultry farmers; to analyze the investment, cost and profit of the farmers and to identify the problems faced by the farmers. The study based on primary data collected from 25 poultry farmers (broiler farming) by adopting purposive sampling during November 2019 to January 2020. Cost of feeding constitutes a major

Keywords: Broilers, feed cost, cost and returns

DOI: 10.56228/JART.2022.SP105

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.56228/JART.2022.SP105