Are private dairies posing a threat to Amul?
There are several big entrepreneurs in the country who have come and will continue to enter the dairy sector. However, private dairies will find it very difficult to come anywhere close to GCMMF’s success. Their market share is miniscule and so is the threat perception from them to us. How many countries have succeeded in replicating the Amul model? Representatives from many countries have come to study Amul and understand the federation’s co-operative model. But, the key to the success of Amul is democracy. Most of the successful dairy cooperatives in European countries as well as Australia and New Zealand have flourished because they were democracies. A few years back, a delegation from Pakistan paid us a visit, but nothing has happened after that. After the exit of Dr Verghese Kurien, do you think political interference has increased and that it could have a negative impact on GCMMF’s future growth prospects? Dr Verghese Kurien may not be directly associated with the federation now,
