Economic viability of layer farming in the state of Goa Nair B.C.*, Lecturer and Scholar, Ghadoliya M.K.** Lecturer and scholar, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, St. Xaviers College, Mapusa-Goa - 403 507. * Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, St. Xavier's College, Mapusa-Goa-403504. ** Associate Professor of Economics, Kota Open University, Kota, Rajasthan-324010. Abstract Based on the number of birds, the poultry farm in Goa state during the year 1997–98 were classified into three size group. viz: small (upto 5000 birds), medium (5001–20,000 birds) and large (above 20,000 birds), The study revealed that layer poultry farming is economically viable in the State of Goa. The cost benefit ratio was found to be higher (1.25) for the large size group farms and lower (1.11) for the small size farms. The net cost of maintenance was found to be more in the small size group farms. The net returns per layer per year was calculated to be Rs. 62.28 for the large farms followed by Rs. 44.94 for the medium size farms and Rs. 30.78 for the small farms. Top Key words Economic viability, fanning, layer. Top |