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Pak. j. life soc. sci. (2008), 6(1): 4-9

Pakistan Journal of

Life and Social Sciences

Economic Analysis of Poultry (Broiler) Production in Mirpur, Azad Jammu

Kashmir

S arfr az Ahma d , Tah ir Zahoor Choh an 1 and Ikram A li 2

D epar tme n t of Agr icu ltur al Econo mics & Economics

Ar id Agr icultur e Un iv ers ity, Rawa lp ind i-P ak is ta n.

1

P ak is tan Agr icu ltur al Re s ear ch Coun c il, I s lama b a d-P ak is tan.

2

P lac e me n t Bur eau , Ar id Ag ricu lture Un iv ers ity, Raw a lp indi-P ak is tan .

Abstract

This paper is based on primary data collected

from 60 poultry farms in Mirpur district, Azad

Jammu & Kashmir (AJK). Farms were

categorized as: small farms having a population of

2000 birds; medium farms having a population of

2001 to 4000 birds; and, large farms with

population of 4001 to 6000 birds. Results indicate

that this business is adopted as major source of

income; however, most of the commercial poultry

farms have been closed due to lesser profits and

even heavy losses during last few years. Majority

of poultry farms (83 %) are small farms and the

farmers are forced to rely on non-institutional

source of credit. Seasonal and cyclical price

fluctuations in input and output are found higher.

Poultry producers are major stakeholders having

no role in price fixation. The estimated inputoutput ratio of poultry production is 1:1.12. The

per rupee return does not look promising for

investors of this sector especially in case of small

farmers who are unable to reap the benefit of

economy of scale.

Key words: Poultry production, economics,

analyasid, AJK

Introduction

Animal protein foods for human population in Azad

Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have been a problem of

great concern. The provision of balanced food

containing all essential nutrients posses a great

challenge for human health. It was reported that AJK

is facing a shortage of protein intake and the

availability of protein is about 40 grams per...