Cost of dairy buffalo milk in Peninsular Malaysia

Azmi, Muhammad Redzuan (2022) Cost of dairy buffalo milk in Peninsular Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

The self-sufficiency level for fresh milk in Malaysia is 64.19%. To meet domestic demand, the Malaysian government has developed programmes and policies to increase productivity in the dairy industry. Dairy buffalo has the potential to support government goals because its milk has higher nutritional value than cow's milk and can be used to make a variety of milk-based products. The objective of the research is to determine the cost of dairy buffalo milk in selected regions of Peninsular Malaysia. First an enterprise budget was built and analysed using Excel on three farm’s categories; traditional farm with fewer than 29 cows; semi-commercial farms with 30 – 49 cows; and commercial farms more than 50 cows. Next, input data for 14 buffalo farms in Selangor, Penang, Kedah, and Pahang were gathered, edited, and analysed using Excel and SPSS. The results showed that the cost of a 1-liter of milk in traditional farms was RM7.06, RM3.25 for semi-commercial farms, and RM2.44 for commercial farms. The highest percentage for variable costs was the feed cost, which was 53% for semi-commercial and 48% for commercial farms, but for traditional farms it was labour costs with 45%. The net profit was RM79,444.56 (51%), RM1,924,24.82 (103%) and RM2,220,519.02 (200%) received from traditional, semi-commercial and commercial farms respectively. This study reveals that milk costs are lowest at commercial farms, indicating the efficiency of farms when more output is produced, the cost per-unit production is reduced. Hence, the government must encourage more commercial farms to be develop and produce more highly skilled farmers.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Depositing User:	Ms. Nordeena Abdul Aziz
Date Deposited:	30 May 2024 08:07
Last Modified:	30 May 2024 08:07
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1865

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