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Measuring Profitability and Viability of Poultry Meat Production in Khartoum State, Sudan
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Emam, Abda Abdalla Hassan, Amin Mahgoup |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | The main objective of the paper was to study the economics of poultry meat production in open system in Khartoum State. Specific objectives were to study socio-economic features of poultry meat producers, investigate the main factors contributing to the production cost, and compare between production costs, total returns and gross margins in different farm sizes. A questionnaire was prepared in order to obtain information on quantities and costs beside socio-economic questions such as level of education. The farms were stratified into strata according to the size of the flock to increase the homogeneity of sampling units. The data was subjected to descriptive statistical analysis to analyze socioeconomic characteristics of poultry meat producers. Also, quantitative technique tools were used to measure profitability of the farms. The study revealed that 60% from poultry meat producers their main job are poultry breeding, and 64% of poultry producers have experience more than five years. The feed cost is the main cost item in meat farm in open system that, it represents 59.10%, 60.06% and 61.60% of total production cost in small, medium and large farm sizes of meat production, respectively. Also the study revealed that the other factors of production such as price of day-old chicks, mortality cost, vaccines and drugs and labor cost represent the most total cost of production. The highest gross profit is obtained in large size farm sizes while the lowest ones is observed in small one. All farms have CPP greater than unity. The study concluded that: feed cost is main cost item in different farms sizes. Mortality cost and price of day-od chicks are also high. Also, it concluded that, large size farm is more efficient than others. |
| Starting Page | 937 |
| Ending Page | 941 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.sustech.edu/staff_publications/2011092106393525.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
