January 3, 2024

Assam, India milk producer co-op awarded for strong performance

The West Assam Milk Producers' Co-operative Union Limited (WAMUL) in India, the driving force behind Purabi Dairy, has bagged the e-market award of the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India Limited for outstanding performance in the dairy sector.

WAMUL management committee chairman Dr. Meenesh Shah and managing director S.B. Bose received the award from Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Gandhinagar in Gujarat on December 30.

Dr. Shah urged similar cooperatives operating in different parts of India to transition to 100% bank transfers — a feat achieved by WAMUL, which has been providing livelihood to around 30,000 dairy farmers under 700 cooperatives from nine districts of Assam.

He underlined India's global leadership in milk production with a 24% share, adding that the country has seen a 51% increase in milk production over the past eight years.

Bose said the award reflected the collective efforts of Purabi Dairy and that the cooperative would remain steadfast in its mission to empower the farming community and contribute to the sustainable growth of the cooperative sector.

Purabi Dairy is the largest dairy cooperative in India's northeast region.

WAMUL was formed in 1976 as a cooperative of cattle-rearers and milk producers in Nagaon, Morigaon, Goalpara, Nalbari and Kamrup districts of Assam. It has a fully automated processing unit with a capacity of 60,000 liters per day.

- The Indian Express