Broad Outline of Dairy Development Course for the

Participants of IRMA

 Course Duration

Full Credit Course with 20 Sessions of 90 minutes each

 Course Objectives

The course objective is to provide in-depth understanding of dairying from Indian

farmers’ perspective. At the same time it will also orient participants on managerial
aspects of dairying in India. Some of the key topics to be covered in the course are
as followed

 Appreciating uniqueness of milk as a commodity and its significance in Indian

economy
 Importance of dairying and its evolution over the years as livelihood option for
Indian Farmers
 Developments in dairy Industry in terms of strengthening the dairy value chain,
focussing on satisfying consumer need and ensuring remunerative returns to
Indian Farmers
 Relevance of farmer owned institutions in dairying
 Emerging trends in international dairying scenario and its impact on Indian
dairying

 Pedagogy

The pedagogy shall consist of Classroom sessions, assignments and exposure

visits. The study material will include research articles and papers/reports by
sector specialists as reference material for classroom discussion and presentations
by faculty members.

 Outcomes

At the end of the course participants would be able to appreciate dairying as a

socio-economic activity and development tool in rural India and its role over time
and space in the development of the country.

In future, participants would be able to apply learning and exposure from the
course in their professional lives while taking up managerial role in different
markets of agri-commodities.

 Evaluation criteria

The participants will be evaluated for their analytical, descriptive and presentation
abilities through classroom participation, quizzes, assignments and end term exam.
Quizzes will assess participants for their developed understanding of the sector
through the given reading materials and conducted sessions. Assignments will
assess participants for their ability to contextualise and utilise the knowledge
gained from overall learning over the entire duration of PRM programme.
End-term examination will assess the participants on their ability to grasp and
analyse data for creating meaningful information. It will not only require
participants to focus on assessing the specific academic learnings from the course
but also will require them to think like a practitioner who is an analyst, planner,
co-operator, leader and an effective communicator.

The participants shall be evaluated in the following manner:

Classroom Participation - 10%

Exposure Visit Participation - 10%
Quiz(zes) - 15%
Assignments - 25%
End Term Examination - 40%
 Dairy Development
(For PRM 38 Batch Participants)

Course Outline

No Session / Visit Objective

Introduction of the course
1 and Overview of Dairying
in India 1
Overview of Dairying in
2
India 2
• Course overview
• Importance of Dairying in Indian Economy
• Indian Dairying prior to Operation Flood
• Role of NDDB and other institutions in Dairy
Development in India

Dairying from Indian • Significance of Animal Breeding and Its economic

3
Farmers’ Perceptive 1 implications for dairy farmers

• Significance of Animal Nutrition and Animal

Dairying from Indian
4 Health and Its economic implications for dairy
Farmers’ Perceptive 2
farmers
Dairying from Indian • Importance of access to financial services (credit,
5
Farmers’ Perceptive 3 insurance) for a dairy farmer
• Milk as a unique commodity and its composition
Clean Milk Production,
6 • Parameters of Milk quality: Indian/Global context
Aspects of Quality,
• Challenges in maintaining milk quality
Dairy Cooperative Society • DCS as an institution impacting the socio
7
Visit economic landscape of a village
Producer – Processor • Milk Testing, Pricing and Transportation
8
linkages in Dairying 1
• Management of village based procurement
Producer – Processor
9 systems
linkages in Dairying 2
• Farmers returns & Cross subsidisation of inputs
• Exposure to a typical dairy processing plant and
10 Vidya Dairy Visit
manufacturing facilities
Role of ICT in Dairy • Role of ICT in integration of entire dairy value
11
Development chain, Various applications: Need & Impact
• Bringing efficiencies in dairy trade through
Role of Technology in dairy
12 technology to ensure greater and measurable
trade: NCDFI eMarket
benefits
 • Economics of a typical dairy farm
Advance Dairy Farm • Dairying beyond Milk
13
Management • Government Schemes on DD and perceived
benefits
Management of Dairy • Different types of institutional arrangements and
14 Enterprises implications for farmer participation

Relevance of Farmer • Significance of cooperation in dairying and

15 Owned Institutions in present status
Dairying 1
Relevance of Farmer • Governance of farmer owned institutions in
16 Owned Institutions in dairying
Dairying 2
International experience of • Evolution of Dairy Institutions in different
17
Dairy Development countries and lessons for India
Emerging trends in • Major international milk production areas,
18 international dairying Seasonality, Global price & production trend and
scenario its implications on India
• Maximizing producer returns by creating efficient
19 Innovations in Dairying
dairy value chain
Assignments Presentations
20
Etc.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
Classroom Participation 10%
Exposure Visit Participation 10%
Quizzes 15%
Assignment 25%
Examination 40%