The livestock sector has significant potential for improving the livelihoods of landless people and small and marginal farmers, who comprise the majority of India's rural poor. Andhra Pradesh secures a revered position in terms of dairy development. It accounts for 8.4 percent of the national dairy animal population and produces 7.6 percent of the country's milk. Andhra Pradesh milk production comes mostly from farms of less than 2 hectares with 1 to 4 dairy animals.

The Dairy Feasibility Study was conducted in Andhra Pradesh with the objective of:

• Assessing the feasibility of undertaking dairy activities

• Identifying area of operation, potential villages, milk routes and ideal plant location

• Finalizing  plant capacity and the site for setting up of plant 

• Assessing the economies of dairy development with emphasis on cost benefit for establishing dairy processing units. Thus, developing a Business Plan for the dairy processing unit

• Preparing expansion plan for a period of 3 years

• Preparing a detailed lay-out plan & engineering design for the dairy processing unit with proposed vendors for plant and machinery. 

A total of 800 farmers were studied spread across 40 villages covering 6 different mandals in East Godavari district with a sample of 20 farmers per village.

Partner

Share Microfinance Limited

Service

Evolving Enterprise Design

Community

Livestock Holders & Fisherfolk

Geography

Andhra Pradesh

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