Union minister of food processing industries Ms. Harsimarat Kaur Badal who recently paid the Amul headquarters in Anand , Gujarat a visit praised the Amul cooperative blueprint in glowing terms.
She thinks it is the Amul model that has inspired India into becoming the highest milk producing country in the world with 17 percent share of world milk production. It is this cooperative model, she further said, and that speaks to the ability of Indian farmers to raise the bar for dairy development in the world.
The Amul model underscores the country’s skill and capacity to grapple with the challenges of, food security, population growth and rapid urbanization in the decades to come, she noted.
The union minister said the Amul cooperative experiment has enabled millions of farmers and consumers to benefit from easy market access and value-addition through new technological innovations. The cooperative model has also created jobs for millions of men and women in the countryside , she remarked.
