Jaipur’s Carpet Weavers Are Disappearing — A Cooperative Might Be the Only Thing That Can Save Them

Jaipur's Carpet Weavers Are Disappearing — A Cooperative Might Be the Only Thing That Can Save Them

In a narrow lane behind Jaipur’s Sanganer bypass, Ramlal Meena sits before a wooden loom that his grandfather built in 1971. His fingers move mechanically, knotting wool into a pattern he has repeated for thirty years. But the order pinned to his wall — a single 6×9 carpet for a Delhi exporter — is the … Read more

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

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