A leaf out of Telangana’s Cooperatives : Collective Action
Farmers’ protest against the farm laws and subsequently their rollback by the government reflect the culpability of the market in the mess that the agricultural profession is in today, and is also evidence on whether, and how, the state and market have responded to the agrarian crisis that germinated over six decades ago. The results…
DAIRY POLICY A leaf out of Telangana’s Cooperatives : Collective Action
Farmers’ protest against the farm laws and subsequently their rollback by the government reflect the culpability of the market in the mess that the agricultural profession is in today, and is also evidence on whether, and how, the state and market have responded to the agrarian crisis that germinated over six decades ago. The results…
Leverage WTO norms to reform the MSP regime: Phase out the freebies
It’s in India’s own interest to phase out free supply electricity and water and focus on productivity boosting infrastructure The macroeconomic impact of MSP has been neglected in the current debate. It worked, over the years, as a push keeping Indian inflation high. The short-term rise in farmer incomes it delivered was soon eroded, leading…
How Multistate cooperatives function and why govt plans to amend the law
On Sunday, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah announced that the Centre has decided to amend the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 to “plug the loopholes in the Act”. He was speaking at the convocation of the Vaikunth Metha National Institute of Cooperative Management, Pune. What is the Act, and what are…
How Multistate cooperatives function and why govt plans to amend the law
On Sunday, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah announced that the Centre has decided to amend the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 to “plug the loopholes in the Act”. He was speaking at the convocation of the Vaikunth Metha National Institute of Cooperative Management, Pune. What is the Act, and what are…
Global Dairy Review 2020: Excerpts from FAO Dairy Market Review
Highlights International dairy prices are rebounding slowly but remain below their May lows Despite market disruptions, world milk output is rising, mostly in Asia, but also in Europe and North America International trade in butter, cheese, and whole milk powder could expand, but skim milk powder may contract. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the…
Dairy sector in India: Can climate change limit its growth?
Only in a matter of three rigorous decades, India transformed its destiny from being a country witnessing acute milk shortage to a country leading the world in milk production, standing at 100 million tonnes in an average year. Operation Flood (1970–1996) helped the rural milk cooperatives flood and nourish the urban dairy sector markets connecting…
From Poor Cooperative to Successful Corporative : Ministry of Coop
A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations. They do it through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. The essence of cooperation lies in bringing the diverse group together. Infuse inclusion by giving them voice and then create belongingness by offering…
What Does “Milk” Mean to Indian Consumers?
An article by Kritika Singh The Swedish oat-milk brand Oatly has been considered one of the pioneers of the Farm transition movement ever since the company first supported a dairy farmer’s switch to plant-based farming back in 2017. As a result, the farmer was able to increase his profits while also decreasing his greenhouse gas…
Dairy Sahakar a 5Kcr scheme launched for encouraging dairy cooperatives
With an aim to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘from cooperation to prosperity’, Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah and Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala have jointly launched ‘Dairy Sahakar,’ a scheme envisaging investment of Rs 5,000 crore having focus on encouraging cooperative dairy businesses in the country….