India has announced the establishment of a national-level dairy federation with the goal of bringing the nation’s dispersed dairy cooperatives together in a major step to change the agricultural landscape. The government hopes this initiative will spark a “Second White Revolution”, enhancing productivity, improving farmer incomes, and meeting growing domestic and global demand for dairy products.
The new federation is set to streamline operations among regional and state dairy boards, enabling better price realization for farmers, improved logistics, and the implementation of modern technologies across the dairy value chain. Officials also noted that the body will focus on training, quality control, animal welfare, and sustainable practices.
India, the largest milk producer in the world, thinks that closer cooperation between cooperatives will lower market volatility and cut out intermediaries, guaranteeing fair trade and increasing exports. Small and marginal farmers, who are the foundation of India’s rural economy, are thought to benefit greatly from the action.
This federation, which has echoes of Verghese Kurien’s initial White Revolution in the 1970s, may mark the next significant advancement in dairy self-sufficiency and establish India as a major dairy powerhouse in the years to come.
