Dairy Development in the Household Located in Hanoi Outskirts

Nowadays the demand for milk products in Hanoi City in particular and in Vietnam in general is significantly increasing. Meanwhile, domestic milk production has not met the need. The study, thus, was conducted 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 Hanoi outskirts. Descriptive statistics was used as a main method for analysis. The results showed that cow population and cow herd structure significantly fluctured, especially since 1986. Raising cows could bring social and economic efficiency to the countr and the farmers. The study also found that potential for dairy production in Hanoi outskirts was large. The study suggests the government should pay attention on managing the cow herds in order to improve farmers with long term and low interest rate credits