1Division of Livestock Economics, Statistics and Information Technology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Agricultural Research Information System/Computer Cell, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh, India
3ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi-110012, India
4Division of Livestock Products Technology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: dwaipayanbardhan@gmail.com
JEL classification Q13, Q18
This paper maps and analyses value chains for buffalo meat (carabeef) in India. The chain actors involve farmers, peri-urban and urban dairies, aggregators, traders/sub-traders, retailers, restaurants/roadside stalls and export-oriented abattoirs. The quantitative mapping shows that aggregators constitute the main link between farmers and live animal markets and account for 72% of the total flow of buffaloes to livestock markets. Sub-traders/traders ship the bulk of the flow (94%) from markets to abattoirs. Of the total meat produced, 71% is shipped directly to importing countries and the rest to local markets; retailers take away 87% and restaurants 13%. Of the total value added, traders in the domestic value chains and export-oriented units capture a significant share.
Buffalo meat, value chain analysis, India
