Farm Women Empowerment Through Dairy Co-Operative Societies

Contents: Preface. 1. Dairy development scenario in India and world. 2. Women in dairy development. 3. Profile of the Odisha state. 4. Research methodology. 5. Functioning of women dairy cooperative societies. Bibliography. Unity is the strength . People have enormous power that too women. If this principle could be applied in our every walk of life, the sky would be the limit of the fruits of success. The women should be awaken for their unbelievable potential they have. This potential should be converted into the capability through appropriate intervention. Dairy cooperative society is one of the best alternative means for farm women to engage and empower themselves in all aspects of their life. Cow keeping and curd making are the traditional practices of rural women. Only this practice is to be channelized in a systematic cooperative mechanism for greater interest and better performance. Farm women can be self sustained socio-economically by adopting our traditional day's tradition of cow keeping and curd making.