An analysis of growth of dairy co-operative: A study of Goa

Abstract

The Goa's economy is highly influence by tourism industry and mining sector, these two sectors are considered as back-bone of Goa’s economy. In Goa there are about 176 primary dairy co-operative operates at village level and most are small in term of membership, share capital and milk procurement. Further it is experience that only 15 to 20 percent member milk producers are actively participates by supplying milk to dairy societies. The present study is based on secondary data collected from annual report of Goa Milk Union Ltd. for the period 1984-85 to 2014-15.the data is analysed with the help of fixed base index numbers method and variables evaluated are: number of dairy co-op. societies, members of dairy societies, share capital, total milk collected in (lit) and working capital. The study reveals that all the variables evaluated has depicted positive growth accept in case of working capital which has observes fluctuation during study.