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The present book is a pioneering work on economics of dairy farming at micro level. In fact the dairy sector has been playing a significant role in improving the economic condition of our rural population. Indian farmers have been benefited from different dairy development schemes and today it has the distinction of being the highest producer of milk in the world.

The book has six chapters. The first chapter is an introductory one. The second chapter deals with the socio-economic features of the study area. The third chapter gives an account of development of dairy enter prises in the study area including that of diary cooperatives and employment generation. The fourth chapter delineates the growth of livestock population. The fifth chapter examines the economics of dairy farming and the last chapter contains summary and conclusion. The book will certainly benefit the policy makers officials of dairy societies and all other persons who wish to take interest in dairy farming.