| Farmers’ evaluation of overall dairy products demand trend during last 3 to 5 years | Farmers’ evaluation of dairy products price trend during last 3 to 5 years | ||||||||
| Trend | Frequency | Percent | Trend | Frequency | Percent | ||||
| Has been getting increasing | 212 | 80.9 | Has been getting increasing | 211 | 80.5 | ||||
| Has been the same | 11 | 4.2 | Has been the same | - | - | ||||
| Fluctuating-sometimes up and sometimes down | 39 | 14.9 | Fluctuating-sometimes up and sometimes down | 51 | 19.5 | ||||
| Total | 262 | 100.0 | Total | 262 | 100.0 | ||||
| Farmers’ evaluation of competition from other dairy farmers to sell their dairy products | Farmers’ evaluation of competition for cow feed with other dairy farmer | ||||||||
| Nature of competition | Frequency | Percent | Nature of competition | Frequency | Percent | ||||
| Very tough competition | 13 | 5.0 | Very tough competition | 71 | 27.1 | ||||
| Tough competition | 86 | 32.8 | Tough competition | 157 | 59.9 | ||||
| Weak competition | 75 | 28.6 | Weak competition | 23 | 8.8 | ||||
| No competition at all | 88 | 33.6 | No competition at all | 11 | 4.2 | ||||
| Total | 262 | 100.0 | Total | 262 | 100.0 | ||||
| Farmers’ evaluation the price trend of animal feed during past 3 - 5 years | Farmers’ source of cow feed | ||||||||
| Trend | Frequency | Percent | Source | Freq | Per | ||||
| Has been getting increasing | 211 | 80.5 | Own grazing land plus at home fodder production | 15 | 5.7 | ||||
| Decreasing | - |
| Own grazing land plus purchase of additional fodder from external supplier | 153 | 58.4 | ||||
| No change | - |
| At home fodder production plus purchase of grazing land from external supplier | 11 | 4,2 | ||||
| Flactuating | 51 | 19.5 | All purchase from external supplier | 83 | 31.7 | ||||
| Total | 262 | 100.0 | Total | 262 | 100.0 | ||||