Hiding in plain sight: The emergence of modern dairy farms in India

This paper provides one of the first and most detailed accounts of the large modern dairy farms that are emerging in the dairy sector in India. Qualitative interviews are used to understand how these farms differ from their traditional smallholder counterparts and how well integrated they are into t...

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Main Authors: Burkitbayeva, Saule, Janssen, Emma, Swinnen, Johan
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140420
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author Burkitbayeva, Saule
Janssen, Emma
Swinnen, Johan
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description This paper provides one of the first and most detailed accounts of the large modern dairy farms that are emerging in the dairy sector in India. Qualitative interviews are used to understand how these farms differ from their traditional smallholder counterparts and how well integrated they are into the value chains.Snowball sampling was used to identify large farmers. In total, 49 in-depth interviews were conducted with large commercial modern farms in Punjab. A detailed description of the main characteristics of these modern dairy farms is provided. Data from previous studies conducted in Punjab is used to compare the new farms with traditional smallholder farms.The modern dairy farms are much more advanced in their use of technology compared to their traditional counterparts. These large commercial modern farms are very well integrated into the value chains. They often, but not exclusively, sell milk to formal supply chains, sometimes on a contractual basis.Most of the literature on the Indian dairy sector focuses on smallholders. However, understanding and acknowledging the emergence of modern dairy farms is very important in understanding the development of value chains not only in the dairy sector in India, but in domestic food sectors in developing countries in general. This qualitative data analysis is a necessary first step if more large-scale representative information is to be collected in the future.
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spelling CGSpace1404202025-12-08T10:29:22Z Hiding in plain sight: The emergence of modern dairy farms in India Burkitbayeva, Saule Janssen, Emma Swinnen, Johan value chains dairy farms commercial farming dairying farms qualitative analysis agrifood sector dairy industry This paper provides one of the first and most detailed accounts of the large modern dairy farms that are emerging in the dairy sector in India. Qualitative interviews are used to understand how these farms differ from their traditional smallholder counterparts and how well integrated they are into the value chains.Snowball sampling was used to identify large farmers. In total, 49 in-depth interviews were conducted with large commercial modern farms in Punjab. A detailed description of the main characteristics of these modern dairy farms is provided. Data from previous studies conducted in Punjab is used to compare the new farms with traditional smallholder farms.The modern dairy farms are much more advanced in their use of technology compared to their traditional counterparts. These large commercial modern farms are very well integrated into the value chains. They often, but not exclusively, sell milk to formal supply chains, sometimes on a contractual basis.Most of the literature on the Indian dairy sector focuses on smallholders. However, understanding and acknowledging the emergence of modern dairy farms is very important in understanding the development of value chains not only in the dairy sector in India, but in domestic food sectors in developing countries in general. This qualitative data analysis is a necessary first step if more large-scale representative information is to be collected in the future. 2023-03-22 2024-03-14T12:09:29Z 2024-03-14T12:09:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140420 en Limited Access Emerald Publishing Limited Burkitbayeva, Saule; Janssen, Emma; and Swinnen, Johan. 2021. Hiding in plain sight: The emergence of modern dairy farms in India. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 13(2): 194-210. https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-05-2021-0113
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dairy industry
Burkitbayeva, Saule
Janssen, Emma
Swinnen, Johan
Hiding in plain sight: The emergence of modern dairy farms in India
title Hiding in plain sight: The emergence of modern dairy farms in India
title_full Hiding in plain sight: The emergence of modern dairy farms in India
title_fullStr Hiding in plain sight: The emergence of modern dairy farms in India
title_full_unstemmed Hiding in plain sight: The emergence of modern dairy farms in India
title_short Hiding in plain sight: The emergence of modern dairy farms in India
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topic value chains
dairy farms
commercial farming
dairying
farms
qualitative analysis
agrifood sector
dairy industry
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140420
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