Reach

The Dairy Cooperative Network (As on March 2007)

includes 170 milk unions operates in over 346 districts covers around 1,22,534 village level societies is owned by around 12.96 million farmer members of which 3.4 millions were women.

Milk Production

• India's milk production increased from 21.2 million MT in 1968-69 to 97.1 million MT in 2005-06 and to 100 million MT in 2006-07 (Anticipated).
• Per capita availability of milk was 245 grams per day in 2006-07 (anticipated) increased from 241grams per day in 2005-06, up from 112 grams per day in 1968-69.
• India's 3.9 percent annual growth of milk production between 1995-96 and 2005-06 surpasses the 2 per cent growth in population; the net increase in availability is around 2 per cent per year.

Marketing

• In 2006-07, average daily cooperative milk marketing stood at 181.23 lakh litres; annual growth has averaged about 6.2 per cent compounded over the last five years.
• Dairy Cooperatives now market milk in all metros, major cities and more than 800 towns/cities.
• During 1991-2007 the daily milk supply by Co operatives to each 1000 urban consumers has increased from 37.3 to 63.6 litres.

Innovation

• Bulk-vending - saving money and the environment.
• Milk travels as far as 2,200 kilometers to deficit areas, carried by innovative rail and road milk tankers.
• Automatic Milk Collection Unit (AMCU) and Bulk Milk Cooler (BMC) at grass root level – preserve quality and reduce post-procurement losses.

Macro Impact

• The annual value of India's anticipated milk production amounts to about Rs. 1,050 billion in 2006-07.
• Dairy cooperatives generate employment opportunities for around 12.96 million farm families.
• Livestock contributes about 27 per cent to the GDP from agriculture.