Table 5. Organization of dairy cooperative and its functions for milk collection, processing, and marketing

Unit structure	Management/operation	Functions	Compose level
Dairy cooperative	– Legal Entity – Managed by management committee (5–7 members elected) – Hired staffs (manager, accountant, technician, salesperson)	– Milk collection & processing unit – Packaging of fluid milk – Marketing	– About 3 dairy Co-Ops in Woreda level
Milk collection centre (MCC)	– Branch of dairy Co-Op.	– Central point of milk collection – Milk delivery to dairy-Co-Op. – Can be a processing unit	– 1 to 3 Milk collection groups in Kebele level
Milk collection group (MCP)	– Dairy farmers’ group – Managed by management committee in itself	– Transportation of milk to MCC – Can operated by dairy Co-Op.	– 20–25 farmers in Kebele level (5 in Oromia and 3 in Amhara)
Dairy farm household	– Represented by head of each farm household	– Raising cows and milking – Deliver milk in cans by horse, cart, children to MCP