Cover; Foreword; About the author; Other books and technical manuals by the author; Acknowledgements; Chemical warning; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. What is Farm Business Management?; 3. Smallholder dairy farming in Asia; 4. Feed production technology on smallholder dairy farms; 5. Improved herd management on smallholder dairy farms; 6. The harvesting and marketing of milk from smallholder farms; 7. The base price for raw milk; 8. The importance of record keeping; 9. Categorising farm costs and farm revenue; 10. The key tools of farm business analyses; 11. Measures of farm profit.
Summary
Most countries in South East Asia have established small holder dairy farming industries through social welfare and rural development programs to provide a regular cash flow for poorly resourced farmers. These farms are now being treated as accepted rural industries and require a more business minded approach based on changes to farm profitability.
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