Industry study of BADACO

DAIRY CONFEDERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
3/F NDA Building, BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Telephone No. 02.6976049 Telefax: 02.9263840
Email: [e-mail] www.dairyconphil.webs.com

Dairy Confederation of the Philippines
Tertiary-level organization of dairy cooperatives with CDA Registration No. 9520-16014930 with the following members:
Federation Level: BFDC [Bicol Federation of Dairy Cooperatives] CEFEDCO [Cebu Federation of Dairy Cooperatives] FEDDAFC [Federation of Davao Dairy Farmers’ Cooperatives] FGASPAPI[Federation of Goat & Sheep Producers Association of the Philippines] KKMI [Katipunan ng Kooperatiba ng Maggagatas, Ink.] NEFEDACO [Negros Federation of Dairy Cooperatives] NMFDC [Northern Mindanao Federation of Dairy Cooperatives]

Primary Level: BADACO [Batangas Dairy Cooperative] BDMPC [Bulacan Dairy Multi-Purpose Cooperative] Sta. Maria Dairy [Sta. Maria Dairy Farmers MPC] TDCI [Talavera Dairy Cooperative, Inc.] TRIBO [Tribo Zambaleño Dairy Cooperative]

Associate: DVF Dairy [DVF Dairy Farm] JDF [Joaquin Dairy Farm]

Vision - DairyCon foresees the day that dairying shall be the top industry and agriculture the key partner in nation-building.
Mission – (1) Encourage people to go dairying to create wealth, livelihood and share the benefits of economic development nationwide; (2) Utilize the God-given natural resources of the Philippines and conserve the country’s foreign exchange; (3) Create a permanent sector for dairy with globally competitive professional dairymen and farm workers.
Issues and Concerns of the Dairy Industry
The Philippines’ total milk import for 2013 is 1.945.billion million MT liquid milk equivalent (LME), valued at US$857.19 million or P36.387 billion pesos.*
Actual local dairy production in 2013 is 19.46 million MT LME valued at P592.17million pesos indicating about one percent (1%) sufficiency.*
The total livestock population (mostly meat-type) as of January 2014 is 9,039,579, with only 44,189 dairy herd (cow, carabao & goat). *
The small-holder dairy sector produces multiple benefits for its numerous stakeholders including: (1) poverty reduction though regular family income; (2) off-farm jobs estimated to be one job per 10-20 litres per day of milk marketed; (3) environmental benefits through balanced and integrated farming systems; and (4) improved household food security and nutrition.
Challenges
Reverse the situation – the focus should be the conversion of meat cattle to dairy cattle: (1) Cross-breed livestock population to dairy – income from milk will definitely augment the income from meat; (2) Continue with massive importation to have a solid dairy herd base; and (3) Establish breeding centers that will produce cheaper and acclimatized dairy animals
Address the financial mismatch – consider the realistic turn-around period for the dairy farm business. Venture capital, joint venture arrangements or matching of facility is strongly recommended.
Promote generic marketing - Solidly endorse truth in labeling – UHT processed milk should not be labeled as “fresh”. Filipino consumers are misled by the word “fresh” in the labels of UHT/reconstituted milk sold in supermarkets and groceries.
Promote consumption of local fresh milk not only as supplement to mother’s milk if the latter is no longer practicable, but also for household & institutional consumption.
Implement a national milk feeding program among children to solve malnutrition and provide a ready market for the milk produced by the small-hold farmers.
Consumer and local industry protection. There is no imported fresh pasteurized milk. It is the distinct advantage of local producers of milk to be the only suppliers of fresh milk in the Philippines.
*Data were sourced from NDA Website