Rural Development Tool for District Co-Operative Dairies in Gujarat

Indian dairy sector contributes the large share in agricultural gross domestic products. Presently there are around 70,000 village dairy cooperatives across the country. The co-operative societies are federated into 170 district milk producers unions, which in turn have 22-state cooperative dairy federation. Milk production gives employment to more than 72 million dairy farmers. In terms of total production, India is the leading producer of milk in the world followed by United State of America. India contributes to 15% of the global milk production and stands as the largest producer of milk in the world with a production of 122 MMT in 2011. The largest size of Indian Dairy Industry is estimated at around USD 60 billion (INR 2,662 billion) with an annual growth rate of percent in volume terms. The production & demand for a milk is expected to continue and rise due to various factors including population growth, rise in income & changing life style.