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Milk production
A farmer in Nepal has an average 3.5 cattle, which makes the milk machine a perfect product for Nepalese farmers to purchase (Joshi D.D, 2001). The milk production per animal is quite low, for buffalo about 854 liters annually and for cows about 440 liters annually (FAO, 2008). The main issue is seen by the dairy processors is the lack of local raw milk, the increase in productivity and milk production is critical. There needs to be more milk produced with the population of Nepal increasing at a rate of about 2% per year (FAO, 2008).
The milk production will increase as a result of using the milk machine because the farmer will be able to milk the cow two or three times a day depending on preference of the farmer. Also, the daily milking will be more consistent using the machine and to produce more milk the farmer can choose to milk the cow more often in a day. When a cow or buffalo is milked with the machine they will be milked out each time which is overall better for the cow’s udder.
Less work
The milk machine will involve much less labour rather than the farmer milking each of their cows by hand. It will also take much less time because all four quarters of the cows udder get milked at once with the milk machine rather than only one or two quarters getting milked by hand at a time.
Beneficial to an entire community
Since the milk machine cost around 1995 Canadian Dollars which is around 201481.80 Nepalese Rupees (Bank of Canada, 2016) it would make the most sense if a milk machine is purchased by a community. This way each farmer in the community pitches in a bit of money to purchase the machine and then they can take turns using it to milk their cattle.
Meet the growing demand for milk
After the milk is processed, the cost of processed milk per liter is 18.32 Nepalese rupees per liter of milk (Joshi D.D, 2008). Which is equal to about $.36 Canadian (Bank of Canada, 2016). The farmers are payed much less for their milk in Nepal then in Canada. Milk consumption is quite popular in the urban areas of Nepal, each family purchases approximately 1.03 liters per day (FAO, 2008). The demand for milk is increasing annually by approximately 2%, this means that the Nepalese farmers need to increase the milk production by at least 2% per year in order to meet milk production demand (FAO, 2008). The milk machine will result in farmers will milk their cattle consistently, this results in the cow feeling less stress then the cow will relax more when feeding and producing milk.
A farmer in Nepal has an average 3.5 cattle, which makes the milk machine a perfect product for Nepalese farmers to purchase (Joshi D.D, 2001). The milk production per animal is quite low, for buffalo about 854 liters annually and for cows about 440 liters annually (FAO, 2008). The main issue is seen by the dairy processors is the lack of local raw milk, the increase in productivity and milk production is critical. There needs to be more milk produced with the population of Nepal increasing at a rate of about 2% per year (FAO, 2008).
The milk production will increase as a result of using the milk machine because the farmer will be able to milk the cow two or three times a day depending on preference of the farmer. Also, the daily milking will be more consistent using the machine and to produce more milk the farmer can choose to milk the cow more often in a day. When a cow or buffalo is milked with the machine they will be milked out each time which is overall better for the cow’s udder.
Less work
The milk machine will involve much less labour rather than the farmer milking each of their cows by hand. It will also take much less time because all four quarters of the cows udder get milked at once with the milk machine rather than only one or two quarters getting milked by hand at a time.
Beneficial to an entire community
Since the milk machine cost around 1995 Canadian Dollars which is around 201481.80 Nepalese Rupees (Bank of Canada, 2016) it would make the most sense if a milk machine is purchased by a community. This way each farmer in the community pitches in a bit of money to purchase the machine and then they can take turns using it to milk their cattle.
Meet the growing demand for milk
After the milk is processed, the cost of processed milk per liter is 18.32 Nepalese rupees per liter of milk (Joshi D.D, 2008). Which is equal to about $.36 Canadian (Bank of Canada, 2016). The farmers are payed much less for their milk in Nepal then in Canada. Milk consumption is quite popular in the urban areas of Nepal, each family purchases approximately 1.03 liters per day (FAO, 2008). The demand for milk is increasing annually by approximately 2%, this means that the Nepalese farmers need to increase the milk production by at least 2% per year in order to meet milk production demand (FAO, 2008). The milk machine will result in farmers will milk their cattle consistently, this results in the cow feeling less stress then the cow will relax more when feeding and producing milk.