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…
After Amul and Mother Dairy, Gokul also raise milk price by Rs 2 per liter
The Kolhapur District Milk Producers Cooperative Union, owner of the Gokul Milk brand, has announced an increase in the price of milk in Maharashtra by Rs 2 per liter from Sunday. However, this price increase will not be applicable to Kolhapur, Sangli and Konkan. A statement released on Saturday indicates that Gokul has increased the…
Amul Wins Its First Trademark Violation Case Outside India
Canada has recognized ‘The Taste of India’. The Board of Intellectual Appeals of Canada recently granted trademark status to India’s homegrown dairy giant Amul. The country’s largest cooperative will also receive damages in the amount of CAD 32,733; after it won a trademark infringement case filed in the Federal Court from Canada. It is the first…
From Plate to Plough: India, A land of milk and money
By Ashok Gulati & Ayushi Khurana AMUL has just raised its milk prices for consumers by Rs 2/litre, and this has become national news. This increase is about 4% of existing prices, and well below the increase in consumer price index (CPI), which has already crossed the tolerance limit of RBI at 6%. The dairy farmers…
From Plate to Plough: India, A land of milk and money
By Ashok Gulati & Ayushi Khurana AMUL has just raised its milk prices for consumers by Rs 2/litre, and this has become national news. This increase is about 4% of existing prices, and well below the increase in consumer price index (CPI), which has already crossed the tolerance limit of RBI at 6%. The dairy farmers…
Amul grew by 2% to become a Rs 53000 Crore brand despite Covid-19
Amul brand did a cumulative turnover of Rs 53000 Crores as within Gujarat some business is billed directly by a few Unions. The total turnover of GCMMF, which markets dairy products under Amul brand, grew 2 percent to Rs 39,200 crore; despite the COVID-19 pandemic; its Managing Director R S Sodhi said on Sunday. Gujarat Co-operative…
R S Sodhi MD GCMMF gets Asia Pacific Productivity Champion award
The Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul), R.S. Sodhi, was conferred with the regional award as Asia Pacific Productivity Champion . It is given by Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo, Japan in recognition of enhanced productivity and efficient milk supply chain. Sodhi is the first Indian to have received the prestigious award,…