Reach

The Dairy Cooperative Network (As on March 2009)

includes 177 milk unions operates in over 346 districts covers 1,33,349 village level societies is owned by around 13.9 million farmer members of which 3.9 million were women.

Milk Production

• India's milk production increased from 21.2 million MT in 1968-69 to 104.8 million MT in 2007-08 and to 110 million MT in 2008-09 (Anticipated).
• Per capita availability of milk was 252 grams per day in 2007-08 increased from 241grams per day in 2005-06, up from 112 grams per day in 1968-69.
• India's 3.8 percent annual growth of milk production between 1997-98 and 2007-08 surpasses the 1.8 per cent growth in population; the net increase in availability is around 2 per cent per year.

Marketing

• In 2008-09, average daily cooperative milk marketing stood at 200.4 lakh litres; annual growth has averaged about 6.1 per cent compounded over the last five years.
• Dairy Cooperatives now market milk in all metros, major cities and more than 2000 towns/cities.
• During 2001-2009 the daily milk supply by Cooperatives to each 1000 urban consumers has increased from 57.8 to 73.1 Kg per day.

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 more than Rs.1,430 billion in 2008-09.
• Dairy cooperatives generate employment opportunities for around 13.9 million farm families.
• Livestock contributes about 25.6 per cent to the GDP from agriculture.
• About 22.45 million people work in livestock sector, which is around 5.8% of the total work force in the country.