A Comparison of Production, Consumption and Marketed Surplus of Milk between Dairy Cooperative Societies [DCS] and Women Dairy Cooperative Societies [WDCS) — A Study of Southern Rajasthan

摘要

The present study was conducted in rural households of dairy cooperatives in southern Rajasthan with a specific objective to compare production, consumption and marketed surplus of milk between DCS & WDCS. A sample of ISO households from DCS and WDCSwas selected randomly. Overall average milk production was high on the DCS households (37.93 liters). Average consumption of milk per day per household was found lower in WDCS (26.25 percent of production) than DCS households (30.03 percent of production). The marketed surplus of milk per day per household was found higher in DCS group (31.62 liters) as compared to WDCS group (27.97 liters).