The Extent and Structure of Peri-urban Smallholder Dairy Farming in Five Cities in India
Livestock keeping is common in many cities in India, driven by the demand for animal-source foods, particularly perishable milk. We selected five cities from different regions of the country and conducted a census in 34 randomly selected peri-urban villages to identify and describe all smallholder d...
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doaj-bde5cb6de9044454b2aef9f63743fc672020-11-25T03:15:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692020-07-01710.3389/fvets.2020.00359525037The Extent and Structure of Peri-urban Smallholder Dairy Farming in Five Cities in IndiaJohanna F. Lindahl0Johanna F. Lindahl1Johanna F. Lindahl2Abhimanyu Chauhan3Abhimanyu Chauhan4J. P. S. Gill5Razibuddin Ahmed Hazarika6Nadeem Mohamed Fairoze7Delia Grace8Abhishek Gaurav9Sudhir K. Satpathy10Manish Kakkar11Department of Biosciences, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SwedenZoonosis Science Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenPublic Health Foundation India, Gurgaon, IndiaDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liège, Liege, BelgiumGuru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, IndiaDepartment of Veterinary Public Health, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, IndiaDepartment of LPT, Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bengaluru, IndiaDepartment of Biosciences, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udaipur, India0School of Public Health, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, Bhubaneswar, IndiaPublic Health Foundation India, Gurgaon, IndiaLivestock keeping is common in many cities in India, driven by the demand for animal-source foods, particularly perishable milk. We selected five cities from different regions of the country and conducted a census in 34 randomly selected peri-urban villages to identify and describe all smallholder dairy farms. In total 1,690 smallholder dairy farms were identified, keeping on average 2.2 milking cows and 0.7 milking buffaloes. In Bhubaneswar, the proportion of cows milking was only 50%, but in other cities it was 63–73%. In two of the five cities, more than 90% of the farmers stated that dairy production was their main source of income, while <50% in the other cities reported this. In one of the cities, only 36% of the households kept milk for themselves. Market channels varied considerably; in one city about 90% of farms sold milk to traders, in another, 90% sold to the dairy cooperative, and in another around 90% sold directly to consumers. In conclusion, peri-urban dairy systems in India are important but also varying between different cities, with only one city, Bengaluru, having a well-developed cooperative system, and the northeastern poorer region being more dependent on traders. Further studies may be needed to elucidate the importance and to design appropriate developmental interventions.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00359/fullurban agriculturefood securitydairy productionSouth Asiaurban livestock keeping |
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Johanna F. Lindahl Johanna F. Lindahl Johanna F. Lindahl Abhimanyu Chauhan Abhimanyu Chauhan J. P. S. Gill Razibuddin Ahmed Hazarika Nadeem Mohamed Fairoze Delia Grace Abhishek Gaurav Sudhir K. Satpathy Manish Kakkar The Extent and Structure of Peri-urban Smallholder Dairy Farming in Five Cities in India Frontiers in Veterinary Science urban agriculture food security dairy production South Asia urban livestock keeping |
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Johanna F. Lindahl Johanna F. Lindahl Johanna F. Lindahl Abhimanyu Chauhan Abhimanyu Chauhan J. P. S. Gill Razibuddin Ahmed Hazarika Nadeem Mohamed Fairoze Delia Grace Abhishek Gaurav Sudhir K. Satpathy Manish Kakkar |
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The Extent and Structure of Peri-urban Smallholder Dairy Farming in Five Cities in India |
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The Extent and Structure of Peri-urban Smallholder Dairy Farming in Five Cities in India |
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The Extent and Structure of Peri-urban Smallholder Dairy Farming in Five Cities in India |
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The Extent and Structure of Peri-urban Smallholder Dairy Farming in Five Cities in India |
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The Extent and Structure of Peri-urban Smallholder Dairy Farming in Five Cities in India |
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extent and structure of peri-urban smallholder dairy farming in five cities in india |
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Livestock keeping is common in many cities in India, driven by the demand for animal-source foods, particularly perishable milk. We selected five cities from different regions of the country and conducted a census in 34 randomly selected peri-urban villages to identify and describe all smallholder dairy farms. In total 1,690 smallholder dairy farms were identified, keeping on average 2.2 milking cows and 0.7 milking buffaloes. In Bhubaneswar, the proportion of cows milking was only 50%, but in other cities it was 63–73%. In two of the five cities, more than 90% of the farmers stated that dairy production was their main source of income, while <50% in the other cities reported this. In one of the cities, only 36% of the households kept milk for themselves. Market channels varied considerably; in one city about 90% of farms sold milk to traders, in another, 90% sold to the dairy cooperative, and in another around 90% sold directly to consumers. In conclusion, peri-urban dairy systems in India are important but also varying between different cities, with only one city, Bengaluru, having a well-developed cooperative system, and the northeastern poorer region being more dependent on traders. Further studies may be needed to elucidate the importance and to design appropriate developmental interventions. |
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urban agriculture food security dairy production South Asia urban livestock keeping |
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