Estimation of total factor productivity and its determinants among dairy farms in the eastern region of India Kumari Binita1,*, Chandel B.S.2, Lal Priyanka3 1Rashtriya Kisan (PG) College, Shamli-24776 (Uttar Pradesh) 2ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001 (Haryana) 3Lovely Professional University, Phagwara-144 411 (Punjab), India *Corresponding author's e-mail ID: b.binitakumari@gmail.com
Online published on 3 February, 2023. Abstract The study estimated the total factor productivity (TFP) of dairy farms and its determinants in the eastern region of India. The results suggested that the overall total factor productivity of dairy farms in the region was 0.1697, and degree of variability existed which could be reduced if the farmers adopt better management practices. The frequency distribution of dairy households by TFP value was positively skewed such that 97 per cent of the farms had TFP less than 0.30. Among all the factors included in the model, herd size, composition, and C-P ratio significantly impacted TFP. Thus, TFP was influenced by economies of scale, technology, and management practices. Top Keywords Economies of scale, Milk production, Total factor productivity. Top |