Performance of Gaurijung Dairy Production Co-Operative of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Chitwan
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Department of Rural Development
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This thesis entitled ''Performance of Gaurijung Dairy Production Co-Operative Of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Chitwan'' has been prepared for the fulfillment of Master of Arts in Rural Development. The main objective of the study is to find out the dairy co-operative in rural development. However, specific objectives are to analyze the dairy product and income earning from it at household level, to examine the functions and performance of GDPCL and to examine the problems f GDPCL.
The study followed the rule and regulation of social research methodology with the data both qualitative and quantitative. It is based on descriptive and analytical research design. Both primary and secondary sources were used for collecting data. Among the total of 112 shareholders of the co-operative, 56 HHs were selected using simple random sampling from the farmers and 2 were selected purposively from the executive committee of the co-operative. For analyzing collected data computer system and different statistical tools were applied.
Study result shows that 48.60 percent found male and 51.40 percent female out of 112 total populations. Regarding the total population 60.71 percent of them had engaged since 17 years till now. 57.14 percent members are from Brahmin Chhetri ethnicity, Janajati and Natives are only 42.86 percent. Likewise 65.02 percent population was active population, below 15 years were 29.46 percent and the age group of 60 and above were only 24.20 percent. Among the study population 15.5 percent population were illiterate, 19.64 percent population were primary level, 31.26 percent were secondary level, 23.21 percent population were higher secondary level and 13.39 percent were bachelor and above.
Dairy co-operative plays an important role in rural development. Although, some problems are attached on it, and should be removed. Some suggestions have been made for the co-operative and its' members. Co-operative should encourage farmers to keep high bread animals, commercialization of dairy production, most of the farmers keep fewer than three animals it is not remarkable on commercial dairy farming, supply of inputs should be accessible to all kinds of farmers in appropriate price, co-operative should run according to the norms of co-operative instead of trading corporate as buyer and seller of other goods, government supervision and monitoring should be made regularly, livestock insurance should be imposed through co-operatives.