South Asia Dairy Farm
The Challenge
India faces a complex web of social and economic challenges that significantly impact the lives of its citizens. Unemployment and low income, particularly driven by low education levels, remain pervasive issues. Many people, especially those from marginalized backgrounds, struggle to secure stable and well-paying jobs, leaving them trapped in a cycle of poverty.
A key factor contributing to this inequality is the deep-rooted caste-based discrimination, particularly against Dalits. According to a Human Rights Watch report (hrw.org), “most Dalits in India also continue to live in extreme poverty, without land or opportunities for better employment or education. With the exception of a minority who have benefited from India's policy of quotas in education and government jobs, Dalits are relegated to the most menial of tasks as removers of human waste and dead animals, leather workers, street sweepers, and cobblers. Dalit children make up the majority of children sold into bondage to pay off debts to upper-caste creditors.”
In addition to social disparities, health concerns related to food safety are also prominent. Milk, a staple in the Indian diet, is one of the most adulterated food products in the country (foodnavigator-asia.com). Despite assurances from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), reports indicate that milk is often diluted with water or contaminated with harmful substances like detergents and chemicals (wionews.com). This widespread adulteration not only undermines the integrity of the dairy industry but also poses serious health risks to consumers, highlighting the need for stricter regulations and enforcement to protect public health.
These interconnected challenges underscore the urgent need for comprehensive reforms in education, employment, social equity, and food safety to improve the quality of life for all citizens in India.
A Solution
South Asia Dairy Farm seeks to offer organic and hygienic milk, delivered bottled and sealed directly to homes, with a commitment to quality and excellent customer service. Their mission addresses the challenge of unhealthy milk in the South Asia dairy industry by providing unadulterated products while also impacting the community through employment and skill development. South Asia Dairy Farm will focus on hiring members of lower caste and disadvantaged communities, including women, and aim to empower them with entrepreneurial skills. They plan to support small-scale farmers in producing organic goods for their network, and expand their business to include yogurt and cheese production, as well as byproducts like wormy compost and biogas, thereby creating additional job opportunities and fostering community growth.
Business Activities Geared Towards Reducing Hunger, Providing Quality Education, Economic Growth, and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources:
Target 2.3 Promote the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.
Target 4.P.1 Work towards ensuring that individuals have access to quality education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes. (Created for PRINT).
Target 8.3 Promote and support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services.
8.5 Promote full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.
Target 12.1 Promote the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources (adapted from target 12.1)
Measured by:
Number of communities where the organization's products/services were available during the reporting period.
Liters of milk produced each quarter?
Type of crop(s) produced by the organization during the reporting period.
Amount of organic vegetables produced each quarter.
What efforts have been made towards the Yoghurt and Cheese Unit each quarter?
Number of training sessions provided for current employees on running a Dairy unit each quarter?
Number of Cows/livestock purchased each quarter?
Amount spent on purchasing equipment each quarter?
Amount of goods sold this quarter? Please list all goods sold?
Number of full-time, part-time, and temporary employees of the organization that are earning a local living wage or higher as of the end of the reporting period.
Number of women employed each quarter?
Show how much money flowed to this area that would not have otherwise without the project for economic growth, list the quarterly expenses (including salaries but not your own).
Describe the construction plans/progress that occurred each quarter?
Number of training sessions held each quarter for small local farmers?
How many small local farmers attended the training each quarter?
South Asia Dairy Farm seeks to offer organic and hygienic milk, delivered bottled and sealed directly to homes, with a commitment to quality and excellent customer service. Their mission addresses the challenge of unhealthy milk in the South Asia dairy industry by providing unadulterated products while also impacting the community through employment and skill development.
What Does Your Donation Go Towards?
Buying 10 cows - $15,000
Staff Training – dairy, fodder, organic farming - $1,000
Specific Equipment
solar system - $4,000
delivery and sales software - $1,200
generator - $3,600
transport vehicle - $4,800
extending of milking parlor (equipment + construction) - $5,400
cheesemaking equipment - $5,000