“ Role Of Milk Cooperatives In Village Development Of Karnataka State.”

Abstract

This paper aims at studying and revealing the role of the milk cooperatives invillage development through the recovery and growth of the overall dairy chain in Karnataka. The study reviews and analyzes the outcomes of the milk cooperative Development Program implemented by the KMF Marketing Assistance Program and continued by the Center for Agribusiness and village Development. The paper also identifies and discusses the forms of vertical integration occurring in the dairy sector of the State and concentrates on several important issues viz., contractual mechanism between farmers and cooperatives and farmers and processors, problems and challenges milk producers face, farm social investments. The paper also aims at studying the relationships between member farmers and milk marketing cooperatives.