Abstract:
IMilkproductsii'ke't;utte-r;yogu rt,crea-m~-m-argarine'-etc~'are--in'sepa-rabiepa rts of
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our daily eating habits. These are used in considerable quantity at every Laotian
home, especially in the southern provinces like Savannakhet etc where the
Inumber of cattle heads is very high. In this context, however conventional
rnethods are still resorted to in the villages to obtain milk products. One very
interesting phenomenon identified during the profile identification exercise is that
iwhile there are ample cattle heads available in Laos, there is no habit of drinking
rnilk. When asked, a few people said that drinki'ng milk makes people fat and
!hence low consumption. However, it was found that condensed milk is being
:imported from neighboring countries and used in Tea and Coffee. However,
'there is high availability of fresh milk for processing in the country. Due to the
easy availability of the raw materials for this unit, this project can be established
.at every town or village level, which would not only put the products into good
iuse but also provide self-employment to the unemployed youth. In this unit
lentrepreneur does require technical knowledge and skill for, it's operation, hence
can be easily handled by both men and women. Seeing these two facts i.e. an
easy availability of the raw materials required and easy handling of the
rnachmes, this unit can also be established in any rural area.
