Malabar Rural Development Foundation

The Malabar Rural Development Foundation (MRDF) is an autonomous charitable Trust registered under Indian Trust Act 1882, sponsored by Milma, the Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk Producers Union Ltd (MRCMPU). The objective of the trust is income and social security of the Dairy farmers associated with MRCMPU

Facilitation for farm mechanization

Mechanisation of dairy farms is expected to reduce the cost of labour and overcome the paucity of efficient milkers as well as in scientific waste disposal. Promoting hygienic practices for clean milk production is a key objective of this scheme.

Vegetable Project Supported by Govt. of Kerala

The Govt. of Kerala has sanctioned a project on Procurement, Processing, value addition and marketing of fruits and vegetables, with a total outlay of Rs.500 Lakhs to MRCMPU, which is implemented by MRDF. The project involves procurement of fruits and vegetables through milk co-operative societies in Wayanad, processing and marketing in Kozhikode city.

Custom packing and Sales of Food items

MRDF custom packs and market products like bread, bun, rusk, halwa and cake on contract with an industrial workers co-operative society at Kozhikode and with two private enterprises in Kannur and Shornur. Presently, the products are marketed by MRDF in the brand name, "Dairy Fresh" with a tagline "from the house of milma". The trust also markets syrups, fizz and biscuits produced by Coimbatore Ayurveda Pharmacy in collaboration with MRCMPU

Farm Tourism

Farm tourism in Kerala is being developed as a relatively new tourism product. Kerala, being an agricultural dominated state, has tremendous potential for developing Farm Tourism in a big way without much additional investment. MRDF Entering in the Field of Responsible Tourism.

Malabar Rural Development Foundation

Kottamparamba Kozhikode

The Malabar Rural Development Foundation (MRDF) is an autonomous charitable Trust registered under Indian Trust Act 1882, sponsored by the Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk Producers' union Ltd (MRCMPU) of Milma. The Trust was registered in the year 2000 with the initial support of Rs 45 Lakhs from Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC) and Rs.5 Lakh from MRCMPU. With the primary objective of income and social security of Milk producer families, the Trust can take up diversified and broad based agri-business and income generation activities in general.

Market intervention in alternate cattle feeds and fodder

MRDF deals in procurement and distribution of green fodder, silage, baled straw, maize powder, cotton seed cake, groundnut cake and wheat bran at a nominal service fee. The service is made available to the milk producers through the milk co-operatives as a market intervention to keep the prices at low levels. A Total Mixed Ration (TMR) plant has been installed by MRCMPU in Pattanchery of Palakkad district, the operation of which was also taken over by MRDF.