Economic analysis of dairy production under the prevailing technological conditions in Fayoum Governorate

: Dairy and its products are considered basic food sources, which play an important role in food security because they contain high levels of the main nutrients that the body needs in building it from proteins, fats, sugars, minerals and vitamins. It is also an important source of animal protein on which many food industries are based. The amount of dairy production in Egypt is about 5675 tons, and its value is estimated at about 297.94 billion pounds, representing about 23.8% of the value of animal production, as an average for the period )2008-2021(, and the total amount of dairy production in Fayoum governorate was about 12869.7 Tons, with an estimated value of about 33.787 thousand pounds, as an average for the period )2010-2021(. Despite the importance of milk, it was noted that there was a lack of use of modern technology in the field of production and a large reliance on traditional production methods. The study aimed to shed light on the current situation of milk production and consumption, and to estimate the economic efficiency of milk under the prevailing technological conditions in Fayoum Governorate, the standard estimate of the production and cost functions of dairy farms to determine the productive and economic efficiency in milk production in Fayoum Governorate. The research method of the study relied on the use of descriptive and quantitative statistical analysis methods in order to reach the objectives of the study. We study