“Unity is the Strength”. People have enormous power, that too women. If this principle could be applied in our every walk of life, the sky would be the limit of the fruits of success. The women should be awaken for their unbelievable potential they have. This potential should be converted into the capability through appropriate intervention. Dairy Cooperative Society is one of the best alternative means for farm women to engage and empower themselves in all aspects of their life. Cow keeping and curd making are the traditional practices of rural women. Only this practice is to be channelized in a systematic cooperative mechanism for greater interest and better performance. Farm women can be self- sustained socio- economically by adopting our traditional day’s tradition of cow keeping and curd making.

The book explains steps need to be taken in the functioning of Women Dairy Cooperatives Societies such as their performance, functioning, organization, entrepreneurial behavior of members & constraints in functioning etc. with the support of research evidence.

Pitambar Swain: Professor, Department of Animal Husbandry and Extension, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubneshwar 751 003, Odisha, India

01. Dairy Development Scenario in India and World 02. Women in Dairy Development 03. Profile of the Odisha State 04. Research Methodology 05. Functioning of Women Dairy Cooperative Societies