An Economic Analysis For Smalholder Sheep Farm in Chaldoran County

The aim of the present study is economic analysis of smalholder sheep farm in Chaldoran county.The required data were collected by using questionnaires and face to face interviews of 122 unit based active sheep farms frome randomly sample Bartlett table in 2016. For economic evaluation sheep farms devided to the small scale, medium and large scale and determined revenue and cost.Then the sheep farm analysed by using the net present value (NPV) method and benefit to cost ratio (BCR) sheep farms in 14% and 16% dicounting rate. Result indicatedthat sale of lamb (76%) and milk(13%) had the highest incom of total revenue, respectively. However feed shared the highest costs of the total variable costs, followed labor and other cost. According to NPV in 14% discounting rate, was totally and per unit 134111880 and 694880 Rials losses. In 16% discounting rate, NPV was totally and per unit 108826420 and 563870 Rials. According to BCR in 14% discounting rate, is smaller than 1 and economic returns increases by increasing the discountig rate to 16%.