Urassa, F: Moving Dairy Farmers from informal to formal supp

According to the objective of this study, appropriate recommendations towards improving milk supply to TDCU in order to improve the efficiency of the processing plant was given. To build commitment, good leadership and transparency of the Executive Committee of TDCU play to their primary societies. Therefore, there must be training for good leadership skills and the management must be willing to listen to the opinion of their members to create the trust of their members. Breed improvement program: Most of the TDCU members still owned local breed is major among the cattle breeds in the study area. Similarly, most of the dairy breeds among dairy farmers are local breed with low milk potential. The TDCU should improve wider AI coverage not only for the members but also for non-members with the affordable price. This incentive will help to improve and upgrade dairy local breed genetically with high potential of milk production. Improvement of the breed will enhance the productivity of the dairy farmers. Therefore, an increase in milk production will motivate most of the dairy farmers to become members indirectly. It thus benefits both the cooperative and the farmers eventually.