About Us

Goa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd. which was known as Ponda Dairy or Goa Zillha Dudh Utpadak Sangh popularly known as “Goa Dairy” was inaugurated on 02nd October 1971 at the auspicious hands of first Chief Minister of Goa Daman & Diu, Shri. Bhausaheb alias Dayanand Bandodkar. Goa Dairy is a member  owned Federal Body of 178 Rural Dairy  Co-operative Societies  spread all over the State of  Goa, having 19100 farmer families as their members procuring presently on an average about 65000 liters of milk per day. Upto 1984, it was operated under Government of Goa and then after to get the benefits of funds from Central Government, it was converted as federal body and was called as Goa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd.

A Co-operative Institution, having modern Dairy Plant of 1,10,000 liters per day capacity, supplying 95,000 liters  of  milk  per  day  to  the  urban/semi urban consumers  through  440  Milk Booths and 850 full time Distribution  Agencies.

A modern Cattle Feed Plant,  manufacturing  around  12,500  M. T. of  HighProtein,  Bypass  Cattle  Feed, Calf Ration   &  Pregnancy  Ration  per  annum  to  cater  to  the nutritional requirements of milch animals of this State.

Apart  from milk Procurement,  Processing and Milk Product  making like Shrikhand, Amrakhand, Paneer, Lassi, Flavored Milk, Curd & Pure Ghee, the Union is engaged in  increasing milk production by providing Technical Input Services, which includes Veterinary Aid, Vaccination Programme, Artificial Insemination  Services  for  Breeding  and  Fodder  Development Activities. The Union  has  also  started  Productivity Enhancement  Programme  and  Clean  Milk  Programme  for  increase in milk  production.

 

Fodder Seeds of good quality, Root Slips of Perennial  Grasses are supplied to the farmers at the doorsteps, free of cost. So far, around 2,000 farmers have started cultivating fodder in their own plots.The approximate area under cultivation  of Fodder is  550 hacters.

Women  participation programmes  such as  WDCLP and  organization of Self Help Groups are taken up by Union.  So far,  under the above programme,  8200 farmers  have been given  orientation of  scientific  dairy business and 800  farmers have been sent to  Anand under  Farmer  Induction  Programme.