D.K.Milk Producers' Union Celebrate ‘World Milk Day',

Mangalore,June01:Milk producers in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts supplied 7.18 cr litres of milk in 2011-12.

Speaking at a function to celebrate ‘World Milk Day', organised by the Dakshina Kannada Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Ltd, Mr Raviraj Hegde, its president, said that around 43,000 families in these two districts supplied 7.18 crore litres of milk to the cooperative in 2011-12. They have been paid Rs 149 crore in 2011-12.

The average milk production in these two districts is around 2.27 lakh litres a day. In spite of this, the Union is bringing around 1.5 lakh litres a day of milk from the neighbouring districts, he said.

Dr Ravikumar Kakade, managing director of Dakshina Kannada Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Ltd, said that cooperatives have played a major role in the growth of milk sector in Karnataka.

Apart from providing livelihood to around 43,000 families in rural areas, the Dakshina Kannada milk union provides direct and indirect jobs to around 7,700 people in these two districts. He asked farmers to bring down the cost of production of milk.

All the milk unions in Karnataka put together produce around 52 lakh litres of milk a day. Of this, nearly 37 lakh litres a day are used for daily consumption. The rest is being used in the manufacture of products such as butter and milk powder, he added.

Mr Seetharama Rai, director of the Dakshina Kannada Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Ltd, inaugurated the ‘World Milk Day' celebrations in Mangalore.

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