Evaluation of Production Performance and Marketing of Small Ruminants in District Dukki, Balochistan
Hassam Ud Din1*, Huma Rizwana1, Rameez Raja Kaleri2, Kaleem Ullah2 and Muhammad Din2
ABSTRACT
The study was carried out to investigate the production patterns and marketing of small ruminants during the year 2018. The information on various aspects was collected from the small ruminants farmers of five union councils i.e. Vialla Dukki, Thal, Nana Sahib, Sadar and Nasar Abad of district Dukki of Balochistan. The sample size was composed by producer (50), wholesalers (50) and retailer (50) for convenient sampling contribution of each selected producer involved in the business area. The result showed that in the study area (60.00%, 24.00% and 16.00%) farmers have kacha, pacca and semi pacca housing type. flock size in average was 193.33 in Vialla Dukki, 241.42 in Thal, 390.00 in Nana Sahib, 493.33 in Sadar and 610.00 in Nasar Abad, respectively. Total cost of animals in Villa Dukki was (1131000 Rs), Thal (1352000 Rs), Nana Sahib (1092000 Rs), Sadar (1124800 Rs) and Nasar Abad (1037000 Rs), respectively. Per animal feeding, vaccination, shepherd, marketing and miscellaneous charges was 59256, 3838, 139440, 50202 and 29186 rupees. An amount of 1370, 53.47 and 12.84 rupees per animal received from sale of animal, wool / hair and manure, respectively. Net return of 1450.18 rupees per animal was received from total expenditure (729.10 per animal) and gross revenue (737.26 per animal). The input output ratio in Vialla Dukki was 1:2.03, in Thal was 1:2.01, in Nana Sahib was 1:1.99, in Sadar was 1:1.99 and in Nasar Abad was 1:1.20, respectively. The cost benefit ratio in Vialla Dukki was 1:1.03, in Thal was 1:1.02, in Nana Sahib was 1:0.99, in Sadar was 1:0.99 and in Nasar Abad was 1:1.02, respectively. Maximum net margin (95.05 rupees) were obtained by butcher by sharing (41.81 rupee), than farmer with net margin (61.44 rupees) on share of 27.02 rupee. However, wholesaler earn net margin of 49.11 rupees by sharing 21.60 rupees and middlemen received net margin (21.74 rupees) by share of 9.56 rupee. Maximum cost benefit ratio (1:1.08) were obtained by butcher than wholesaler with cost benefit ratio (1:0.61), wholesaler received cost benefit ratio of (1:0.61) and farmer received (1:0.08) cost benefit ratio. It was concluded that the small ruminant butcher had greater share in the earnings followed by middlemen and wholesaler, while the farmer had the lowest share in the marketing chain.
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