Ecoshastra by Nandini

  Never cry over spilled milk, For you can always make cheese out of it and smile😁 The idea of having cooperatives in the dairy sector of agriculture was popularised with the onset of the White Revolution. The underlying project which many of us don’t know about is that previously it was “Operation Flood” by Dr. Varghese Kurian initiated earlier in 1970, that ultimately culminated in the revolution. It is the world’s largest dairy development program making India the leading producer of milk in the world. Dairy development on the cooperative line is deemed the most successful technique for assisting the rural poor without disrupting village social structures and offering a stable market for milk at regulated rates, affordable cattle feed, and competent veterinary and extension services. It is also seen as one of the pioneers in women empowerment with providing not only employment but even entrepreneurial opportunities to women, especially from the rural areas.  During the tim...