A policy review on milk holidays
By: Ram M. Upadhyay, Surya B. Singh, Govind P. Koirala.
Contributors: Singh, Surya B.; Koirala, Govind P.; Policy Analysis in Agriculture and Related Resource Management (Program : Nepal)
Series: Research report series ;; no. 44; Research report series (Policy Analysis in Agriculture and Related Resource Management (Program : Nepal)) ;; no. 44.
Publisher: Winrock International, Policy Analysis in Agriculture and Related Resource Management
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Kathmandu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 41
Subjects: Milk trade -- Nepal.
Description: Study, with reference to Nepal.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 36).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: I. INTRODUCTION; title: What is Milk Holiday?; title: Need for the Study; title: Study Objectives; title: Study Methodology; title: II. TRENDS IN INTENSITY OF MILK HOLIDAY; title: The Beginning; title: Temporal Trends; title: Seasonal Trends; title: Spatial Trends; title: III. PROJECTED FUTURE TREND WITHOUT INTERVENTION; title: IV. CAUSES OF MILK HOLIDAY; title: Milk Supply and Demand; title: Is There Surplus Milk?; title: Comparative Economics of Milk Production and Trade; title: Price Interventions; title: Milk as a Political Commodity; title: Flush and Lean Season Price Difference; title: Transportation, Storage and Processing Capacity; title: Product Diversification; title: Conversion to Longer Shelf Life Products; title: Use of Cheap Milk Powder; title: Milk Powder Imports; title: Unilateral Supply Control Unions; title: V. MILK HOLIDAY ELIMINATION OPTION ANALYSIS; title: Immediate Run Options; title: Increasing the Domestic Market Off-take; title: Exporting the Surplus Milk; title: Short Run Options; title: Augmenting the Demand for Milk and Milk Products; title: Launching Consumer Awareness/Education Programme; title: Introduction of Milk Beverages; title: Encouraging Appropriate Local Processing and Marketing; title: Quality Control and Improvement; title: Medium and Long Term Options; title: Defying Seasonality in Supply; title: Development and Management of Feed Resource Base; title: Dairy Herd Management; title: Reducing Costs of Production and Post Production Operations; title: Joint Venture Investments; title: VI. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS; title: Conclusion; title: Recommendations; title: Annexes; title: BIBLIOGRAPHY.