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Nepal's Sacred Cattle: Profitability Analysis and Policy Implications

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  • Kehinde Elizabeth Ojo

    (Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, USA)

  • John J. VanSickle

    (Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida)

  • Bhawna Thapa

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, USA)

Abstract

This paper analyzes Nepal’s current livestock policy, which is rooted in culture and religion, and the extent to which its design has not kept pace with the continuing transformation of the country’s agricultural landscape. It estimates the impact of the no-slaughtering of cattle policy on dairy producers using Latin hypercube simulations to quantify a baseline and alternative scenario for cattle milk production. The baseline models the current production system, while the alternative scenario models milk production where producers are allowed to slaughter or export cattle. Results indicate that farmers’ profit per liter of milk increases by 19 to 31 percent in the alternative scenario.

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  • Kehinde Elizabeth Ojo & John J. VanSickle & Bhawna Thapa, 2022. "Nepal's Sacred Cattle: Profitability Analysis and Policy Implications," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), vol. 19(1), pages 61-76, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sag:seajad:v:19:y:2022:i:1:p:61-76
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    Keywords

    no-slaughtering of cattle policy; profitability analysis;

    JEL classification:

    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q10 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - General
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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