Dakshina Kannada Co.

Kulshekar, Mangalore, Karnataka

Dakshina Kannada Co-op. Milk Producers’ Union is a ISO 22000 : 2005 certified organisation having jurisdic­tion of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi coastal Districts. It is one of the leading Milk Unions in the State of Karnataka. At the time of registration during the year 1986, the Union's milk procurement was 4,500 KPD. Now the Union is edging to 450000 KPD in procurement. In the beginning, Union was procuring 80% of its requirement of milk from neighboring/other Milk Unions of Karnataka Milk Federation and now the Union is at threshold of becoming self reliant by increasing local milk procurement. The Union has 718 functioning Dairy Co-op. Societies. The Union has established 198 Women Dairy Co-op. Societies in its jurisdiction, out of which 137 WDCS are under STEP Programme of Government of India. The MPCS are having 134442 farmer members out of which 39642 are women members