The Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Co-operative Federation Limited
started in 1974. The Government constituted an autonomous body-ANDHRA
PRADESH DAIRY DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATUVE FEDERATION
LIMITED. To function on commercial lines to increase the turnover and efficiency at
milk Chilling/cooling centers, one milk products factory, three feed mixing plant with
turnover of Rs.1.3 crores.
The corporation had taken up an aggressive strategy of development of
extensive infrastructure to extend the benefits of dairy schemes in backward & tribal
areas and in later year’s diversification of milk products manufacture to absorb all
marketable surplus milk in view of great fluctuation in milk.
Promotion of dairy development dairy development in organized sectors was
started with a humbling beginning in 1960 with pilot milk supply scheme with a
major collection of 1000 ltrs per day. Originally the dairy development program was
consuming area of Hyderabad was implemented with the financial assurance of
UNICEF to supply wholesome milk at reasonable price to consumer in twin cities
while assuming marketing facilities to rural milk products with remunerative price.
The dairy development activities progressed under the government state Dairy
Development.
Operation flood-I program was implemented in Guntur District with the
financial Assistance of Indian dairy corporation and technical advice of national dairy.
Development Board, with two tier infracture of village level co-operatives and district
level unions, the anand pattern co-operatives were formed by the head team of
national dairy development board. A feeder balancing dairy with a capacity of 1.5
lakh ltrs per day with 12MT drying capacity was established in 1978 with success of
operation flood-I, the Government signed an agreement with Indian dairy corporation
for