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I was camping in a forest. Nearby villagers used to come to graze their cows. I got chatting with one of them. He explained the math of dairy. Here it follows for 1 cow: Daily milk yield: 8 litres @ 20 rs per litre: 160 rs = 4800 rs per month Cow dung: 0.5 kilta per day @50 rs per kilta = 25 rs = 750 rs per month. Daily concentrate/Feed cost: 2kg@20 rs per kg, 40 rs =1200 rs per month Fodder cost: almost nil in summers. About 4000/ in winters if purchasing. Otherwise you can get grass in exchange for cow dung. Will reduce your cost. Lets assume 1500 rs per month. Labour cost: 2000 (approx) Misc expenses: 500 rs Remove 3 months of milk production when the cow is not lactating. Ideally it is 2 but account for lower milk production due to dry grass in cold winters. 4800*3/12 = 1200 rs per month Total = 4800+750-1200-2000-1500 -500-1200= -850. All in all a small loss. Here comes the optimizaton. Sell milk products@40 rs per litre. +4800 -1200 =3600 Make vermicompost: +1000 rs ...

I am building a model farm. Resource sharing, labor sharing, byproducts and waste products reuse are some of the major benefits conferred by integrated farming. Major components of the farm are: 1.Dairy farm 2.Poultry farm 3.Fish farm 4.Apple orchard 5.Vegetables etc. 6.Farm stay 7.Health & wellness camps Lets talk about the benefits of integrated farming Resource sharing:Same land and resources can be used for multiple purposes. Labor sharing: With necessary automation, same labor can be deployed for multiple tasks. Byproducts and wasteproduct reuse: The above mentioned components have plently of these opportunities