DAIRY FARMS GROSS MARGIN – CASE OF KOSOVO
Medin Zeqiri, Ylli Bicoku, Grigor Gjeçi, Ergent Pire
Extensionist in Gjilan Municipality, Kosovo and PhD candidate at Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana-Albania
medinzeqiri@yahoo.com
The economic efficiency of dairy farms in Kosovo is studied. It’s a descriptive and quantitative survey and the random sampling technique was used to select the respondents (n = 138). Two methods of data analysis were used, namely; descriptive statistics, and gross margin analysis. The objective of this study was the comparison of the performance of the medium (5–10 cows) and large (11–50 cows). In Kosovo the largest farms are managing 50 milking cows. The authors are defining the small farms those who are breeding 1-4 cows (the most common farm size), 5–10 cows as medium farms and 11–50 cows as large ones, because the farm sizes are not yet determined by Kosovo legislation. The annual farm income, the cost of milk production, and the problems faced by the farms were studied.
Keywords: dairy farm; gross margin, farm income; income per cow; sized farms
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