How Haryana’s Milk Cooperatives Are Finally Challenging the Private Dairy Giants in North India

How Haryana's Milk Cooperatives Are Finally Challenging the Private Dairy Giants in North India

In a tin-roofed collection shed on the outskirts of Adampur village, Hisar district, a 54-year-old buffalo farmer named Ramkishan watched the electronic milk analyser blink its reading — 6.8% fat, 9.1% SNF. Two years ago, he sold his evening yield to a private contractor for ₹38 per litre with no quality testing at all. That … Read more

How Cooperative Supermarkets in India Are Challenging Big Retail Chains

How Cooperative Supermarkets in India Are Challenging Big Retail Chains

When I walked into a Sahakari Bhandar outlet in Dadar, Mumbai, last year, the prices on staples like tur dal and sunflower oil were noticeably lower than what I had paid the previous afternoon at a nearby Reliance Smart store. That was not a coincidence. It was the result of a model that has been … Read more