Women Drive India’s Dairy Cooperative Growth
India’s dairy cooperative movement is increasingly becoming a platform for women’s economic empowerment, with women accounting for a significant share of the sector’s workforce while gaining greater access to collective ownership, income and decision-making. A recent Fair Observer analysis highlights that women comprise more than half of India’s agricultural workforce, with 21.7 million women compared…
Haryana Announces Major Push for Dairy Expansion
The Haryana Government has unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to strengthen the State’s dairy sector, with Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini announcing new incentives, infrastructure projects and cooperative reforms aimed at boosting milk production, empowering women dairy farmers and expanding the VITA brand. Chairing a review meeting of cooperative federations, the Chief Minister said the…
Haryana Unveils 5 Major Dairy Growth Initiatives
The Haryana Government has announced five major initiatives aimed at accelerating dairy sector growth, boosting farmer incomes and strengthening women-led dairy entrepreneurship through the cooperative network. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced that Women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Women Cooperative Multipurpose Agriculture Credit and Service Societies (CMPACS) supplying milk to VITA will receive an incentive…
Shreeja Empowers 29,000 Lakhpati Didis
Andhra Pradesh-based dairy enterprise Shreeja Mahila Milk Producer Company has emerged as a major driver of rural women’s economic empowerment, helping create nearly 29,000 “Lakhpati Didis” through dairy-based livelihoods and now setting its sights on developing “Crorepati Didis.” Backed by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and operating across several districts, Shreeja has enabled thousands of…
UP Women Drive ₹5,000 Cr Dairy Boom
Rural women in Uttar Pradesh are leading a powerful dairy transformation, generating an estimated ₹5,000 crore business through organised milk production and procurement networks. Women-led groups across 31 districts are collectively procuring around 10 lakh litres of milk per day, significantly boosting both production and rural incomes. The initiative, supported by the Uttar Pradesh State…
White Revolution 2.0 to Boost Dairy Cooperatives
The Government of India has launched a cooperative-led “White Revolution 2.0” aimed at expanding dairy cooperative coverage, generating employment and empowering women farmers while strengthening the organised dairy sector. The initiative targets a 50% increase in milk procurement by dairy cooperatives over the next five years, with procurement expected to reach 1,007 lakh kg per…
Door-to-Door Dairy Model Empowers Indonesian Women
A door-to-door dairy distribution initiative supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is creating new income opportunities for women in Indonesia while expanding access to nutritious dairy products. The “Miss Cimory” program, launched in 2013 by PT Cisarua Mountain Dairy Tbk (Cimory), trains women to sell dairy products directly to households, helping them build customer…