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I J R B A T, Vol. II, Issue (7), Nov 2015: 266-270 ISSN 2347 – 517X INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES IN BIOSCIENCES, AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY © VISHWASHANTI MULTIPURPOSE SOCIETY (Global Peace Multipurpose Society) R. No. MH-659/13(N) www.vmsindia.org SPECIO-TEMPORAL CHANGES IN MILK PRODUCTION AND CO-OPERATIVE DAIRIES IN SANGLI DISTRICT (MAHARASHTRA STATE) B. T. Kanase 1 and Tejas B. Kanase 2 1P.D.V.P. Mahavidyalay Tasgaon, Dist. Sangli (Maharashtra) 2IGKV University, Raipur (CG) Abstract Dairy farming is a chief source of direct as well as indirect employment opportunity to the people. A large number of rural people are engaged in this subsidiary activity through which additional income is received. The present stock of food grains in India will not help in providing food for all people. Most of the farmer’s landless labor’s and the people below poverty line have no money to buy relatively expensive food grain. In Sangli district 16.59% families are under poverty line. There are 14.37 lack total live stocks (2010) in Sangli district, out of these 6.80 lack milch animals. Total milk production in 2012-13 was 18.50 Cores Liters. Co-operative dairies plays vital role in the development of dairy farming in Sangli district. Key words: Livestock, Correlation, Milch animals, Production. Introduction: 17º33’ N and longitudinal of 73º41’East and The study of dairy activity is not 75º41’East. The Sangli District is situated in the complete without taking into account the co- Southern part of Maharashtra and is a part of operative movement in India. Co-operation Deccan plateau. It is endowed with the gift of means working together in a team for attaining fertile black soils in the central parts. The certain objectives. The spirit of village rainfall decreases from west to east.The central communities in India was almost entirely based part of Sangli District is cultivable area. The on the philosophy of co-operation. The modern eastern part include Jat, Kavathe Mahankal co-operative societies may be found at local, tahsils which are known as drought prone regional, national and international levels, tahsils and have insignificant irrigation where a distinction is made among them on the facilities. The northern part of Sangli District is basis of the extent of area they cover. also rain shadow area. There is always acute Most of the Indian population regarding shortage of drinking water.The Sangli District in the rural area and agriculture is the main consists of Ten Tahsils, namely Walwa, Shirala, source of their income. Livestock is a sub-sector Atpadi, Khanapur, Tasgaon, Miraj, Jat, Kavathe of Indian agriculture having the contribution of Mahankal, Kadegaon and Palus. 24% to the agriculture. Dairy farming is again a OBJECTIVES sub-sector of live-stock sector. The small and The following are the main objectives is marginal farmers and landless labor’s each the study. owned one or two milk animal. Hence, at 1. To study the role of co – operative dairy in present dairy farming industries is growing at a the Sangli District (MH). faster rate in India which needs a special and 2. To find out the spacio temporal change in temporal analysis. Present study is an attempt milk production in Sangli District (MH). to the spatial pattern of milch animals and milk production in Sangli district. Data Base And Methodology Dairy activity is regarded as an integral A geographical study is based on field part of the agriculture in the sangli district. The work. The present research work is based on keen interest of state government and support of both primary and secondary sources of data and farmers are the main reasons for co-operative information obtained by visiting dudhsangh, dairy development in Maharashtra. The dairy milk societies and milk producers through the activity is now largely based upon a three tier schedule of interview. To collect data for system under which, the primary village co- research work methodology is adopted as under operative societies are linked with district union 1. The primary data, pertaining to milk and state federation which are guided by the production has been collected through field national co- operative dairy federation in India. work by using different interview techniques STUDY AREA: wherever necessary. The Sangli District is one of the most 2. Data and information of all dudhsangh and importantDistrict of Maharashtrastate. It is milk societies were collected by annual report situated between the latitudes 16º45’ N and of dudhsangh or societies. 266 I J R B A T, Vol. II, Issue (7), Nov 2015: 266-270 ISSN 2347 – 517X 3. The secondary quantitative data also collected In the development of dairy farming from District Census Hand book, animal green fodder for milch animals is most essential. census, District Statistical Abstracts, District The availability of green fodder for milch Gazetteers and available published and animals depends upon availability of water. In unpublished materials. the present study, we have attempted to show EXPLANATION: the correlation between the percentage of Physiographical Sangli district is irrigated area, the percentage of milch animals divided into three parts (1) Western Hilly area, and percentage of milk production (2) Middle river basin, and (3) Eastern plain. The percentage of milk production and Shirala tahsil is located at the western part fit milk animals in Sangil district. Correlates with and Jat tahsil is located in the far east of the the percentage of irrigated area to percentage district. The Western region experiences heavy milch animals and milk production have been rainfall and the eastern part of the district is a calculated with the help of Pearson correlation drought prone zone. method. After calculating the correlation According to table no.1 the total between these factors we get r = 0.61 and 0.64 number of live stock population is high in Jat respectively, which shows positive correlation tahsil and in Walwa, Miraj, Kavathe Mahankal, between irrigated area and milch animals and Shirala and Atpadi tehsil livestock population is milk production. moderate and in Palus, Khanapur, Kadegaon According to table no.2, in Walwa tahsil tahsil there is low live stock population. As per irrigated area is 39.40 percent. It is the highest climatic condition number of cows and buffaloes in Sangli district as well as Milk production in are more in high rainfall region and sheep’s and Walwa thasil is 35.05 percent it is also highest Goats are more in Jat and Atpadi tahsil where in Sangli district. It reveals that irrigation plays rainfall is low. the most important role in the development of The correlation between rainfall and total dairy farming in Sangli District. livestock has been analyzed by using Karl’s The primary milk co-operatives are the Pearson correlation method, It shows a negative central agency of the grass-root extension correlation (r = - 0.26); it indicates that there is activity. These societies collect milk from the a low livestock in high rainfall area and high individual members and supply it to the livestock in low rainfall area. Shirala tahsil dudhsanghs. These societies get financial rainfall is high but total livestock population is assistance by way of subsidy towards low and in Atpadi and Jattahsil rainfall is low management for an initial period of three years. but livestock is high. A reasonable commission is built in to the In dairy farming cows and buffaloes are pricing structure for the primary milk co- most important animals. More than 90% of milk operatives. is produced by cows and buffaloes. For the The table no.3 reveals that the number study of the spatial pattern of milk production of dairy societies in the ten thasils. Table shows in Sangli district only milk animals are that the Walwa tahsil having highest (266) dairy considered. societies, and the member of societies where Distribution of Milch Animals and Milk also high (13566).The second is Shirala Production: tahsil(161) with societies and also member are Table no.2 indicates that the 8211.The third is Jath (86) and the lowest distribution of milch animal’s and milk societies in Palus and Khanapur respectively 29 production in Sangli district. In Walwa there are and 31. more milch animal’s and milk production, in The table no. 4 reveals that the Miraj, Tasgaon, Shirala and Jat tahsil there are tahsilwise number of dudhsangh and number of moderate and with animal’s while in Khanapur, workers whose work in dudhsangh and their Atpadi and Kavathe Mankhal there are low percentage in the study region. number of milk animal. It indicates that Walwa It is observed that there are 37 tahsil is leading first in milch animals as well as dudhsangh or dairies in the study region, in milk production, while Kavathe Mahnkhal, provided employment opportunity to 1781 Khanapur, Kadegaon tahsil are low in milk peoples. The highest number of dudhsangh production. In Atpadi tehsil milch animals are observed in Miraj tahsil (15) and they provided low but milk production is high while in Jat employment to 478 peoples. The highest tahsil mlich animals are more but comparatively percentage of workers and their salary is milk production is low. observed in Walwa tahsil that is 37.5 per cent and 49.00 per cent respectively, followed by 267 I J R B A T, Vol. II, Issue (7), Nov 2015: 266-270 ISSN 2347 – 517X Miraj (26.83% and 36.63% ) and Palus (7.8% and Again the highest number of milk 3.36% ) tahsil. The lowest number of workers societies observed in Walwa tahsil (266) and worked in dudhsangh has observed in Kavathe lowest in Khanapur tehsil (29).

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