Characteristics of village milk production in the Punjab of Pakistan
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- Autoren
- Teufel,N.; Gall,C.F.
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 1999
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- Proceedings
- Tagungsname
- Deutscher Tropentag
- Tagungsort
- Berlin/Germany
- Tagungsdatum
- 14.10.-15.10. 1999
A growing population, especially in urban centres, increased per capita income and improved infrastructure have opened considerable markets for rural milk producers in the Punjab of Pakistan over the past decades. The current study aims to investigate the reactions of farmers to these changes and to provide the basis for the formulation of development strategies. A cross sectional survey on milk producing households and a longitudinal survey on milk production with buffaloes and cattle were conducted in the central region of irrigated Punjab during 1997 to 1999. Initial results indicate that production practices are still reminiscent of subsistence orientation, as most dairy producers are not yet willing to invest in inputs to achieve increased productivity.