Socio-economic Impact of Milk Cooperative (A Case Study of Kubinde Milk Production Cooperative Limited, KubindeSindhupalchok District)

Abstract

This thesis has been prepared for the fulfillment of partial requirement of M. A. in Rural Development. The present study attempts to explain the socio-economic impact of Dairy cooperative. Kubinde VDC of Sindhupalchowk district is chosen for the study area where the milk from local farmers are collected. Out of the total dairy farming households of the study area, only 25 percent are selected for the detailed study. Sample size is taken from the dairy cooperative by using the method of Stratified Sampling. Dairy Co-operative is developing as a second occupation of rural Nepalese people. It has been playing a vital role to uplift rural socio-economic condition. The cooperative has provided saving and credit facilities to the rural farmers. It growing as a small bank in the area as there are no banking institutions nearby. The cooperative has promoting the saving practices of the rural farmers. It has also developed the we feeling among the rural farmers.The study has found the changing situation due to gradual development of education; some positive impact has been exposed toward education in the study area. Looking the result of the study, it can be concluded that the living standard of the people of the area is uplifted to some extent by milk selling. The income from the milk production and its selling occupies about one third income of the farmers. Such income has helped the rural farmers to fulfill their different needs. Most of the farmers use the dairy income in cattle feeding, domestic consumption,education,purchasing fixed properties but the income from the milk is also supporting to purchase fixed assets such as land and house, health. There are some problems in dairy Co-operative such as veterinary services, lack of shed management, low price of milk, high price of fodder etc. But these problems have not been hindering dairy farming negatively though it needs some improvements. Dairy farming and agriculture are interrelated to each other. The production of crops, improved grass and other feeding materials are high in this area. There is further possibility of market expansion.Likewise, suitable climate is other push factor which helps to further expansion of dairy Co-operative in this area. Thus, the overall scenario of socio-economic condition of dairy Co-operative is not so good, but, it is going very positively.