Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences (ISSN: 2582-3183)

Research Article Volume 6 Issue 3

Personal and Socio-Economic Profile of Milk Producers of Milk Marketing Co-Operatives in Andhra Pradesh

Krishna Manasa1, Triveni G2*, Sharma GRK3 and Suryanarayana MVAN4

1Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Science, SVVU Tirupati, India
2Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Science, SVVU Tirupati, India
3Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Science, SVVU Tirupati, India
4Professor and University Head, Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Science, SVVU Tirupati, India

*Corresponding Author: Triveni G, Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Science, SVVU Tirupati, India.

Received: January 08, 2024Published: February 12, 2024

Abstract

Animal husbandry and dairying are the cornerstones of Indian agriculture, and they have a significant impact on the socioeconomic development of rural communities in general as well as the elimination of poverty, particularly among small and marginal farmers and landless labourers. Currently, more than 80 percent of the milk produced in the country is marketed by unorganized sectors and less than 20 percent by the organized sector. India’s dairy cooperative is largest cooperative dairy in world. The present research was conducted in three marketing co-operatives which were primarily available to dairy farmers in the study area: Sri Vijaya Visakha Milk Producers Company Limited, Sangam Milk Producer Company Limited, in Guntur District, and Shreeja Mahila Milk Producers Company Limited in Tirupathi District. The study encompassed 90 milk producers selected through simple random sampling. Noteworthy findings of this study include middle-aged milk producers (68%), female producers (72.2%) and 48.89% are illiterates. The average annual income of respondents falling within the medium level of income (67.8%). Medium-sized families (61.1%) accounted for 68.9% of marginal land holdings with the medium level of milk production (87.80%). The study also shed light on the experience in dairy farming, which predominantly fell within the high to medium category (72.23%). 94.45% of dairy farmers marketed milk through channel-3 and the cost of milk production was more in channel-1 (Rs.51.7). The sale price of milk was more in channel-1 (Rs.53.8), Sale price of milk based on fat-3 and SNF-8.5%, (96.67%) of milk Producers sale the milk twice a day through channel-3 and the marketing margin was highest in channel-3 of Rs. 3.1.

Keywords: Socio-Economic Profile; Milk Producers; Milk Marketing Co-Operative Societies

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Citation

Citation: Triveni G., et al. “Personal and Socio-Economic Profile of Milk Producers of Milk Marketing Co-Operatives in Andhra Pradesh".Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 6.3 (2024): 45-48.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2024 Triveni G., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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