As mentioned earlier, most dairy fa

As mentioned earlier, most dairy farms are small and are located in rural areas; consequently, collective services for collection, delivery and processing of milk, as well as those for AI, animal health care and concentrate feed supply, are absolutely necessary. Dairy co-operatives have been organised as part of the government’s dairy promotion programme. In 1999, there were about 106 dairy co-operatives in Thailand. At this time, the oldest and largest co-operative was the Nong Pho Dairy Co-operative (NPDC) in Ratchaburi Province; this was located approximately 70 km southwest of Bangkok and included more than 4 thousand dairy farmer members. Since the NPDC is quite well known and has proved to be a profitable and successful dairy enterprise, the following brief description of its operation is included in this paper.

NPDC was established by dairy farmers in the Nong Pho district in 1971. Initially, it was set up to operate a milk collection centre as a co-operative venture. Presently, this co-operative provides its members with the following services:

Purchase and processing of raw milk and dairy products
Marketing and distribution of milk and dairy products
Co-operative credit and loans
Farmer training on dairy farming and co-operative practices
Feed mill and dairy concentrate feeds
AI services and other technical advice and
Dairy tools and equipment.

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Seperti disebutkan sebelumnya, peternakan sapi yang paling kecil dan terletak di daerah pedesaan; akibatnya, jasa kolektif untuk pengumpulan, pengiriman dan pengolahan susu, serta mereka untuk AI, perawatan kesehatan hewan dan berkonsentrasi pasokan pakan, mutlak diperlukan. Susu koperasi telah diselenggarakan sebagai bagian dari program promosi susu pemerintah. Pada tahun 1999, ada sekitar 106 susu koperasi di Thailand. Pada saat ini, yang tertua dan terbesar koperasi adalah Nong Pho Dairy Co-operative (NPDC) di Ratchaburi Provinsi; ini terletak sekitar 70 km sebelah barat daya dari Bangkok dan termasuk lebih dari 4 ribu anggota peternak. Karena NPDC cukup terkenal dan telah terbukti menjadi sebuah perusahaan susu yang menguntungkan dan sukses, deskripsi singkat berikut operasinya termasuk dalam tulisan ini. NPDC didirikan oleh peternak sapi perah di distrik Nong Pho pada tahun 1971. Awalnya, itu dibentuk untuk mengoperasikan pusat pengumpulan susu sebagai usaha koperasi. Saat ini, ini koperasi menyediakan anggotanya dengan layanan-layanan berikut: Pembelian dan pengolahan susu dan produk susu mentah Pemasaran dan distribusi susu dan produk susu kredit Co-operative dan pinjaman pelatihan petani pada praktek pertanian susu dan koperasi Pakan pabrik dan konsentrat susu feed layanan AI dan saran dan teknis lainnya Susu alat dan peralatan.