Dear All,
Please receive additional information as per request of the participants:
- Original PowerPointPresentation without pictures,
- Information on Producer Company
- Speeches delivered by chairman of NDDB, Dr. Amrita Patel, on future compara...
Dear Ynze,
As you rightly indicate 'Ownership' counts or is even a precondition. In this regard, we can also learn from the Case D; the component New Sahyadri Producers Compagny implies that an individual farmer in a given area is a co-investor n...
Dear Ynze,
With 'traditional marketing system' reference is made to 'informal' milk marketing but since these markets are actually well organised the word 'informal' is not appreciated.
Enclosed a BRIEF on some work done in India on TMS, while th...
Dear Bill,
It is a pleasure to receive your questions and thanks for expressing your appreciation. BR Patil and I decided to keep the answer short and as much as possible understandable for persons not familiar with the Maharashtra setting.
1. Ho...
Dear Ynze,
Another one from the erstwhile NDDP community is greeting you. I am wondering whether the common characteristics with regard to marketing of milk by fe/male smallholders have been taken into account. Namely, "1/3 milk sold via back door...
Dear Alex and Bill,
I am currently liaising with Dr. BR Patil to provide comprehensive answers to your questions. We will submit these soonest.
Knowing Kenya myself (referring to the early 90's), I am not so sure whether a comparison is realistic,...
Dear Johan,
Yes, you are right that the bulk of global consumers drink cow milk. Yet, one should not underestimate how important buffalo milk is in South Asia, for instance (as well as Egypt) and the latest statistics indicate that the buffalo and...
Other important issues are:
1. The assumption that 'dairying' is related to dairy cows. Buffalo's, goats, sheep, yaks, camels etc are easily overlooked but their dual/multi purpose abilities are most relevant for poor people who tend to aim at sp...