01759naa a2200157 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400540006010000130011424501220012726000090024952012320025865000230149065000100151377300780152320973842018-10-15       1987    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/0269-7475(87)90077-82DOI1 aSHAH, T.  aStructural effects of India's dairy co-operatives and the technological transformation of a traditional dairy system.  c1987  aAbstract: This paper seeks to identify key features of an effective strategy for the technological transformation of the traditional milk production system in India. By analysing India's experience in implementing cross-breeding programmes and in forming dairy co-operatives, the paper identifies three preconditions for the successful introduction of technological change: first, identification of clusters of villages where the environment is most propitious for technological change; second, the creation of a system of delivery of technical inputs which is close to farmers, easily accessible and cost effective; third, the establishment of a support structure to ensure wide-scale and effective absorption of technology by farm families with varying resource endowments and risk absorbing capacities. The paper goes on to argue that most government implemented cross-breeding programmes failed to produce significant results because they satisfied none of these three preconditions. It further argues that the National Milch Herd Programme under ?Operation Flood? can produce significant results provided it is implemented in a phased and concentrated manner with greater emphasis on creating a powerful support structure.  aDairy cooperatives  aIndia  tAgricultural Administration and Extensiongv. 25, n. 4, p. 199-214, 1987.