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This study was
undertaken to determine the cost and returns from milk
production and to identify the various constraints in milk
production and marketing. The study was conducted in the
Kohima and Dimapur districts of Nagaland state. Primary data
was collected during 2010-11 from 120 milk-producing
households. Tabular analysis was employed to work out the
cost and returns from milk production while Garrett's
Ranking Technique (GRT) was used to identify the major
constraints in milk production and marketing. The overall
average net maintenance cost per day for crossbred and local
cows were worked out to be Rs. 80.46 and Rs. 41.04,
respectively. The average daily milk yield of milch
crossbred and local cows was 4.34 litres and 1.47 litres,
respectively. The average costs of milk production for
crossbred milch cows and local milch cows were Rs 18.52 and
Rs 28.15 per litre, respectively. The net returns was found
to be positive for crossbred cows while it was negative for
local cows across all the categories of households. The
constraints were studied separately for cooperative members
and non-members. Low availability and high price of
concentrate was the major production constraint in both
member and non-member households followed by lack of
availability of green fodder. Low price of liquid milk was
found to be the major marketing constraint among the
cooperative members while delay in payment by unorganized
sector was the major constraint in case of non-members.
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