Nepal's Sacred Cattle: Profitability Analysis and Policy Implications

Kehinde Elizabeth Ojo (), John J. VanSickle () and Bhawna Thapa ()
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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

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, 2022, vol. 19, issue 1, 61-76

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.

Keywords: no-slaughtering of cattle policy; profitability analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O10 O13 Q10 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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