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Milk collective in Nagai – BEDROC sets the pace for resilience among coastal communities

Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/01/2011 - 11:15

Nagapattinam is a cattle friendly, paddy growing area with an immense potential for organizing dairy collectives and developing a vibrant dairy industry. It lacks centralized support structures like access to organized milk markets, veterinary care and access to feed and fodder. Most of the milk produced is consumed locally and/or bought by private agents at Rs.12 to 14 per liter and sold at Rs.18 to 26. Most milk producers are small farmers with one or two low-yielding cows leading to a dependency on private milk collectors due to the negative economy of scale.

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With a 187 km coastline, Nagapattinam is spread across an area of 2716 sq km. Rice takes a big share of the area under cultivation, followed by black gram, green gram, sugarcane and groundnuts. 14 out of 17 river systems in Tamil Nadu flow through the plains of Nagpattinam and drain into the Bay of Bengal. Nagapattinam receives 60% of its rainfall during the north east monsoon and 40% during the south west monsoon.

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