Dairy Development in.the Household Located in Hanoi Outskirts

Nowadays the demand for milk products in H~noi City in particular and in Vietnam in gen~ral is significantly incre~sing. Meanwhile, domestic milk production has not met the need. The study, thus, was donducted to examine the underlying development of dairy industry in Hanoi outskirts, and then to identify problems and possible solution for improvement of the dairy sector. The results were based on data collected from 1994 to 2001 in ~anoi outskirts. Descriptive statistics was used as a main method for analysis. The r~sults showed that co.w pop-ulation and cow herd structure significantly fluctuated, especially since 1986. Raising cows could bring social and economic efficiency to the country and the farmers. The study also found that potential for dairy production in Hanoi outskirts w~s large. The stud ~ sugge~ts th ~ gov-ernment should pay attention on mariaging the cow herds in order to improve quality of the cow herds in the region. Formal credit organizations should consider providing farmers with long term and low interest rate credits