This book has analysed the value chains of milk and milk products in the co-operative and private sector dairy plants of Salem District, Tamil Nadu based on the data collected from one co-operative dairy plant, one private dairy plant, five milk transportation routes, ten co-operative societies, ten private milk collection centres and six chilling centres for the year 2007-08.The overall average procurement cost per litre of milk has been found higher for the co-operative dairy plant than the private one due to increased cost on milk transportation, chilling and reception.The co-operative...