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As a subsidiary agro-based industry, dairy provide drought power and manures which augment the crop production. Milk production from cows and buffaloes is profitable but milk producers are facing some problems which created difficulties in their dairy business. These constraints disappointed milk producers. Hence we studied the constraints faced by dairy businessmen  during production and marketing of milk. We collected data from 60 cows milk producers and 60buffaloes milk producers in four tahasils of Amravati district in Maharashtra. After analysis of the data,   it is concluded that, cows and buffalo milk producers had faced the low purchased price by private dairy shop and non- availability of labour as major problems. High cost of feeds, fodder and concentrate feeds was also observed. Lack of artificial insemination facilities, delay in the marketing of milk, delay in the payment from dairy shops and lack of grazing land were also major problem faced by milk producers. In the other  problems, non- availability of veterinary doctors, lack of cold storage facilities, lack of animals health awareness program of Government and non- identification of animal diseases were found as minor problems to both cows and buffaloes milk producers. The milk producers were mostly unknown about the different management practices of cow and buffaloes .  As the constraints studied, private registered breeder and state government agency should make available good pedigree milk animals for sale to farmers  to milk producers. It is necessary to suggest that, State Agricultural Universities & State livestock department  should adopt special campaign program for the farmers to start the dairy business & better dairy management technology. Farmers should raise fodder crops such as maize and other forage crops so as to make available for their animals as feeds and can be minimized the cost on feeds and fodder.

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