DAIRY POLICY Why creation of the cooperation ministry is unsolicited ?
Some 150 years ago, during British reign, big farmers in the western region of Maharashtra agitated over unfair lending practices and demanded a just and inclusive financing structure. This is where the genesis of cooperative movement took place. The legal architecture of the sector began evolving around 1904 under colonial rule and in 2002 the…
Why creation of the cooperation ministry is unsolicited ?
Some 150 years ago, during British reign, big farmers in the western region of Maharashtra agitated over unfair lending practices and demanded a just and inclusive financing structure. This is where the genesis of cooperative movement took place. The legal architecture of the sector began evolving around 1904 under colonial rule and in 2002 the…
The National Cooperative Policy can boost growth in a big way
Cooperatives 2.0 We have 33 supermarkets at the moment. The target is 1,500 in five years.” S.B. Jayaraj, who is gung-ho about his organisation’s plans for Kerala, is not just another retailer. He is the general secretary of the Kerala chapter of Sahakar Bharati — a pan-India body that aims at strengthening the cooperative movement…
The National Cooperative Policy can boost growth in a big way
Cooperatives 2.0 We have 33 supermarkets at the moment. The target is 1,500 in five years.” S.B. Jayaraj, who is gung-ho about his organisation’s plans for Kerala, is not just another retailer. He is the general secretary of the Kerala chapter of Sahakar Bharati — a pan-India body that aims at strengthening the cooperative movement…
One health Recognising animal-human health are inter-connected
What does the One Health Concept stand for? It has been seen in the recent-past that various health related issues having enormous-socio-economic impact across the globe are emerging. These include emergence of new infections, re-emergence of existing diseases that are often neglected; detection of antimicrobial resistance at human-animal-environment interface and influence of climate change on…
One health Recognising animal-human health are inter-connected
What does the One Health Concept stand for? It has been seen in the recent-past that various health related issues having enormous-socio-economic impact across the globe are emerging. These include emergence of new infections, re-emergence of existing diseases that are often neglected; detection of antimicrobial resistance at human-animal-environment interface and influence of climate change on…
Control, competition & cooperation: Ministry of cooperation
One will have to wait for its blueprint to see how it plans to take the country forward. However, experience of co-operatives in India is a mixed bag, more of failures and only few successes. It was an indirect admission of the failure of socialist state with all its controls on the economy. July is…
Co-operative word reminds us of Amul for good reasons
When we hear the word ‘co-operative’, most of us think of Amul, and for good reasons. We also think of sugar co-operatives and housing cooperatives, though not in the same league. Some will recall primary agriculture credit co-ops. Most people will not cite IFFCO or KRIBHCO, two large, efficient multi state co-ops. Amul impacts the lives…
Control, competition & cooperation: Ministry of cooperation
One will have to wait for its blueprint to see how it plans to take the country forward. However, experience of co-operatives in India is a mixed bag, more of failures and only few successes. It was an indirect admission of the failure of socialist state with all its controls on the economy. July is…
Co-operative word reminds us of Amul for good reasons
When we hear the word ‘co-operative’, most of us think of Amul, and for good reasons. We also think of sugar co-operatives and housing cooperatives, though not in the same league. Some will recall primary agriculture credit co-ops. Most people will not cite IFFCO or KRIBHCO, two large, efficient multi state co-ops. Amul impacts the lives…