Abstract
Of all types of village Cooperatives, the movement of Cooperatives in the Dairy sector in
Gujarat, is considered to be the most successful in serving its members as well as society at
large. This movement is called the Anand Pattern of Dairy Co-operatives. In this report, the
Dushsagar dairy is described. The Dushsagar dairy is in the Northern region of Gujarat in the
district of Mehsana. This dairy comprises 1,092 village societies with chilling units, and with
approximately 400,000 members. This Dudhsagar dairy is producing more milk and milk
based products than the large Cooperaive AMUL. An attempt has been made here to study
some peculiarities of the Dudhsagar dairy business and how it has become successful. The
main objective of the study was to understand the importance of the main support functions
within the dairy cooperative, and especially the veterinary services function at the Dudhsagar
dairy. The focus of our attempt was to understand the evolution of these veterinary services,
how the services are contributing to the performance of the dairy, and to suggest actions to
improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall supply chain system of the Dudhsagar
dairy.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Enterprises and Cooperation Networks for Regional Development |
| Editors | Dietrich Brandt |
| Place of Publication | New Delhi, India |
| Publisher | India Research Press |
| Pages | 172-189 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2002 |