Amul and IFFCO Are Selling Direct to Your Door Now — The Cooperative Middleman Is Disappearing

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Amul and IFFCO Are Selling Direct to Your Door Now — The Cooperative Middleman Is Disappearing

Last month, a dairy farmer named Ramesh Chaudhary in Kalol, Gujarat, opened an app on his phone and ordered a 50-kg bag of IFFCO Nano DAP — delivered to his doorstep within 48 hours, no dealer visit required. Two kilometres away, his neighbour’s wife ordered a carton of Amul Gold milk, Amul dark chocolate, and … Read more

How Cooperative Healthcare Is Making Hospitals Affordable in Rural India

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How Cooperative Healthcare Is Making Hospitals Affordable in Rural India

When a seasonal farm worker in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh needed an appendectomy in 2023, the nearest district government hospital had no surgeon available that week. The private clinic nearby quoted ₹75,000 — roughly five months of his annual income. What saved him was a community-owned health cooperative that performed the same procedure, including post-operative care, for … Read more