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Amul was founded on 14 December 1946 as a response to the exploitation of small dairy farmers by traders and agents. At the time, milk prices were arbitrarily determined, giving Polson an effective monopoly in milk collection from Kaira and its subsequent supply to Mumbai. [11] [12]
India's $8 billion Amul dairy group said on Monday it is bracing for disruptions and higher input costs for some products from July when the government's ban on plastic straws kicks in. India last ...
Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012) was an Indian dairy engineer and social entrepreneur.He led initiatives that contributed to the extensive increase in milk production in India termed as the White Revolution.
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, visits India and Amul with Harichand Megha Dalaya, in December 1980 . Operation Flood is the programme that led to the "White Revolution." It created a national milk grid linking producers throughout India to consumers in over 700 towns and cities, reducing seasonal and regional price variations while ensuring that producers get a major share of the profit by ...
Markets seesawed on the first trading day of 2025 as investors grappled with big questions ahead of a change of power in Washington. U.S. stocks jumped in early trading, then zigzagged throughout ...
Dairy products contribute close to 10% to Britannia's revenue. [19] The company not only markets dairy products to the public but also trades dairy commodities business-to-business. Its dairy portfolio grew to 47% in 2000-01 and by 30% in 2001-02. Its main competitors are Nestlé India, the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), and Amul ...
The Orissa state Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Ltd. is controlled by a Board Of Directors which consists of Chairman of all affiliated Dist. Cooperative Milk Producers' Unions, three nominees of Government of Odisha, a nominee from the National Dairy Development Board and Managing Director of the Omfed (Who is the ex officio member).
By then India had 81,000 dairy cooperatives, formed with the assistance of NDDB on their "Amul" pattern. In 1998, India became the largest milk producer in the world, when its output surpassed that of the United States. [10] The country remains a major dairy-producing nation. [11]