Abstract
This study assessed the profitability and viability for the commercialization of green corn-based silage production for dairy in Cagayan Valley. Specifically, a.) Determine the cost and return analysis of producing corn green silage; b.) Compare the cost and return for the different opportunities of dairy farmers in engaging silage production; and c.) Assess the profitability and viability of dairy as fed with green corn silage. Malaya Development Cooperative (MDC) has operated with Dairy Buffalo while, San Agustin Dairy Cooperative (SADACO) is engaged in Dairy Carabao production. There were various packages of technologies introduced for adoption like green corn production, green corn silage. Option 3 (planting corn, processed as silage, and sold as silage) has contributed with the highest net return of Php145,565.00 annually while, option 4 (plant corn, process it as green corn silage, feed it as silage to 3 heads dairy Carabao) with net income of Php71,184.63 annually. For viability, option 3 has showed with the best viability results, the lowest payback period of 0.82 year; higher net present value of Php459,634.71 and higher Internal rate of return with 124.21%.
Highlights
Acosta and Victorio [12], state that the Philippines imports, most of its milk requirements from leading dairy producing countries despite of the availability of vast tract of lands suitable for dairy production
There were two groups of respondents of the study such as Malaya Development Cooperative (MDC) at Mallig, Isabela and San Augustin Dairy Cooperative (SADACO) who are engaged in dairy cattle and dairy Carabao respectively from 2017 to 2019
Malaya Development Cooperative (MDC), a development cooperative assisted by the National Dairy Authority (NDA) and Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) located at Maligaya, Mallig, Isabela
Summary
Acosta and Victorio [12], state that the Philippines imports, most of its milk requirements from leading dairy producing countries despite of the availability of vast tract of lands suitable for dairy production. Aquino [13], on his study, found that despite the vast rice and corn areas in the valley, dairy farmers’ still face scarcity problem of quality feed resources for dairy animals especially during dry season to sustain or boost dairy milk production. The strategies of addressing one of the pressing problems that discourages dairy farmers to venture into a large-scale dairy production which is the problem on the scarcity of quality feeds (silage), adoption and commercialization of quality feeds (silage) made from locally available resources such as kakawate, ipil-ipil and other locally available materials to increase its micro & macro nutrients, during lean months, but year round. It aimed to: a.) determine the cost and return analysis of producing corn green silage; b.) compare the cost and return for the different opportunities of dairy farmers in engaging silage production; and c.) assess the profitability and viability of dairy as fed with green corn silage
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