The Procurement & Inputs (P&I) Department is responsible for functions related to Milk Production Enhancement at farmer level and Procurement of milk by the Societies and Union. The functions are carried out through its units located at Palakkad, Pattambi, Nilambur, Kozhikode, Kalpetta, Kannur, Kanhangad,Vadakara,Kottakkal and Attappady
The following programmes are carried out at the farmer level to enhance quantity and quality of milk production
Carried out through more than 100 Artificial Insemination centres located at village dairy co-operative societies. These centres are manned by self employed youth or trained society employee
Carried out through more than 100 Artificial Insemination centres located at village dairy co-operative societies. These centres are manned by self employed youth or trained society employee
The objective of the programme is to develop 2000 high quality cows through their adoption and focused attention from the heifer stage itself. Ten heifers each will be selected from 200 Co-operative societies and they are proposed to be given special provisions like vitamins, minerals, medicines and adequate volumes of cattle feed using the special budget set apart for this.
This is a new venture aimed at promoting dairy farming as a profitable commercial venture in itself, instead of being carried out as an "add-on" activity to mainstream agriculture. More than three hundred project proposals have already been submitted under the Dairy Venture Capital Fund of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) of India. Out of these proposals, more than 180 have been sanctioned by the bank. The following activities are given support under this venture:
Under this scheme veterinarians on contract basis are posted at a central society with required facilities and medicines. Service of these veterinarians is to be made available on cost basis to the farmers of all societies in the area
The following schemes are being undertaken to assist procurement of milk under proper conditions at the societies and at the dairies under the Union
The dairy farmers are covered under insurance policies of the Life Insurance Corporation of India and the New India Assurance Company for the following risks
In addition, a cattle insurance scheme is also operated under the National Insurance Company of India. The premium expenses of all the above policies are met either entirely by the Union or jointly with the societies and beneficiary farmers.
This programme mainly focuses on periodically training groups of farm women in a village by a trained women promoter selected from the same village. The focus areas of training are the following
This programme mainly involves training of elected Board members and employees of societies to take an active and effective role for themselves in the development and growth of their society through planning , strategy formulation, budgeting etc.
In order to develop a competitive spirit among farmers for achieving excellence in their field of activity, awards are given each year to farmers and societies who show the best performance. In addition four types of scholarships are also given to farmers’ children to enable them to pursue education at various levels.
Malabar Rural Development Foundation is a charitable trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act 1882 for implementing non – core social developmental activities for the benefit of farmers in Malabar region. It is managed by a board of trustees consisting seven members including Chairman of KCMMF Ltd , Chairman of MRCMPU Ltd and Managing Director of MRCMPU Ltd. The major initiatives of MRDF include the following :