Daily operations at Delger Dairy, Sainshand

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This series of audiovisual recordings depicts the milk processing activities as Delger Dairy Co-op in Sainshand. The owners of the dairy, Delgersaikhan, a former state farm technician, and his wife Altantsetseg, a schoolteacher (who arrives later in the day), demonstrate their equipment and processes. Much of the day is spent packaging yoghurt in 200 ml single-serving cups cups for distribution to the local elementary school, through the publicly-funded lunch program. The owners and staff also work at separating and packaging sour cream, making a new batch of yoghurt, and producing aaruul. The cooperative also operates a farm to the south of Sainshand, with 13 dairy cows and a small number of sheep and goats, and a rented counter space in an indoor market in Sainshand. The cooperative employs two herders (husband and wife, who are relatives, as a milkmaid and herder), a seller, and two dairy technicians.

2012-03-09