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Item Institutional intervention by dairy co-operatives in Palakkad District(Department of Co-operative Management, College of Co-operation, Banking & Management,Vellanikkara, 2021) Maria Poulose, T; Veerakumaran, GKerala currently represents the twelfth largest dairy market in India. The share of livestock in Gross State Value Added (GSVA) from the agriculture sector in Kerala is above 27 percent. The livestock population in Kerala was 38.36 lakh in the year 2020 (Economic Review Report, 2020). Dairy co-operatives are functioning to support dairy farmers in the processing and selling of milk and milk products. The common need of milk producers is to obtain a fair price for their milk and this is fulfilled through collective marketing. Milk is considered to be one of the most sensitive products under agriculture and allied sector, requiring special and timely care and this can be provided through the collective operation of dairy co-operative societies. The present study was undertaken with the following objectives viz., to analyze the performance of selected dairy co-operatives, to evaluate the services rendered by the selected dairy co-operatives, to assess the extent of utilization of services by the member farmers, to assess the role of selected dairy co-operatives in the empowerment of member farmers, and to study the problems faced by the dairy farmers. The sample size consists of 256 (Active members-200, BOD-36, Employees 20) were selected from four dairy co-operative societies from Palakkad district namely, Moolathara Ksheerolpadaka Sahakarana Sangam Ltd. No. P 65 (D), Kunnamkattupathy Ksheerolpadaka Sahakarana Sangam Ltd. No. P 126 (D), Menonpara Ksheerolpadaka Sahakarana Sangam Ltd. No. P 281 (D) and Attappadi Ksheerolpadaka Sahakarana Sangam Ltd. No. P 558 (D). The performance of selected dairy co-operatives was analyzed through the variables namely farmer member participation, financial indicators, structural factors, managerial factors, legal, political factors, technological factors, functional factors, human resource factors, and co-operative governance. The percentages and index methods with graphical representations were used for the study. The membership was more in Moolathara DCS and less in Menonpara DCS. The milk procurement and milk supply were more in Moolathara DCS and less in Attappadi DCS. The local milk sale was more in Menonpara DCS and less in Moolathara DCS. The farmer participation levels in dairy co-operatives were higher among the respondents. The financial indicators, structural factors, managerial factors, legal, political factors, technological factors, functional factors, human resource factors, and co-operative governance also showed a positive result in the study. But, the absence of trained Artificial Insemination (AI) and Veterinary First Aid (VFA) workers was the major problem faced by the dairy farmers in the dairy co-operative societies. The services offered by the selected dairy co-operative societies were evaluated by using the index method and percentage methods. The offered schemes and services are grouped into production enhancement services, Flood and COVID-19 related services, and dairy farmer welfare board services. Out of these schemes, the level of utilization was more for production enhancement services compared to other schemes. The participated dairy farmers opined positively for the effectiveness of schemes and services by the dairy co-operatives. The empowerment of dairy farmers was analyzed by using the index method. The different types of empowerments studied were social empowerment, Economic empowerment, Psychological empowerment, and Political empowerment. The opinion towards all types of empowerments except political empowerment was higher. The political empowerment level was marked as low. It indicates less political empowerment through the dairy co-operatives. The problems related to milk production, procurement, the impact of flood and covid-19 in dairying, and constraints in availing services and schemes were examined by using the index method. The climatic variation has highly affected the quantity of milk production. The non-availability of labor and Lack of sufficient veterinary services is the major problem faced by dairy farmers. The flood of 2018, 2019 didn’t affect the dairy farmers. But COVID-19 lockdown affected milk transportation to DCS and it affected the quantity of milk procured by the dairy co-operative society. It finally leads to a decrease in profit from the sale of milk. The study can be concluded that the performance of the dairy co-operatives shows strong farmer member participation, financial, structural, managerial, legal, political, technological, functional, and human resource factors, and co-operative governance in the dairy sector. All the services rendered by the co-operative societies were utilized by the farmers based on their requirements. By providing the services by the dairy cooperatives, they assured the economic, social, psychological empowerment except for political empowerment. Still, the farmers were facing the problems in dairying like the absence of trained Artificial insemination and Veterinary First Aid worker to provide veterinary services, Climatic problems, and scarcity of labour. The recommendation of the study includes the appointment of trained Artificial insemination and Veterinary First Aid worker to provide veterinary services, the conduct of awareness program for the dairy farmers related to the health problems faced by the cattle, and also conduct of awareness classes for attracting youth towards dairy farming and create labour groups by the dairy co-operatives to solve the problem of scarcity of labours.Item Input management in dairy co-operatives of Ollukkara block(Department of Co- operative Management, College of Co- operation, Banking and Management,Vellanikkara, 1994) George Thomas; Mani, K PThe study entitles input Management in Dairy Co-operatives of Ollukkara Block was undertaken to examine the input management of dairy co operatives, identify the farmers preference for input services, and identify the problems as also constraints in input management by dairy co operatives. Three Anand pattern dairy co operatives, falling respectively in the classes of well performing societies satisfactorily performing societies and poorly performing societies, were selected from Ollukkara block of Thrissur district. Thirty farmers each were drawn at random from these societies for gathering primary data. While the primary data were collected in 1993, the secondary data pertain to a nine year period from 1984. Simple averages, percentages, tabular method, priority index, satisfaction index and direct reporting comprised the methodology. The supply of concentrate cattle feed was the major input service in the sample societies. Despite this, about 80 per cent of the estimated demand for feed was met by the private sector. The societies too depended more on the private sector for procuring feed, thanks to the inadequate production and irregular supply of feed by the co operative union. The farmers were less satisfied over this input service because of reasons like un preferred brands supplied, quality deterioration, stock out situations, inconvenient time schedule for feed supply, non availability of feed in small lots etc. But as regards price, and mode of payment, they were satisfied. Private traders outdid the societies on preferred brand, brand choice, continuous supply of feed, supply in small quantities and at convenient time. Only 56 per cent of the farmers were aware of the provision of veterinary service, and 31 per cent alone availed of the service. Mismatch between need and time of service, procedural complexities, irregularity of doctors, difficulty in bringing animals to societies etc. deterred farmers from using thi service. Supply of fodder seeds too did not yield much response from farmers because of scarcity of land, poor crop, higher crop etc., besides the abundance of natural fodder. The input management is to be made efficient by improving upon the various services in the interest of the farmers.