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Verghese Kurien

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Verghese Kurien: The Cooperative Way

  1. IDEA 1

    Producers own the value chain

    Kurien built the Amul model where dairy farmers own collection, processing and marketing. Farmers kept a larger share of the consumer price.

  2. IDEA 2

    Operation Flood

    The programme linked rural milk producers to urban markets and helped make India the world's largest milk producer. Scale can be achieved through many small producers.

  3. IDEA 3

    Professionals serving farmers

    He brought trained managers to work for farmer cooperatives, not over them. Expertise should serve the people it is meant for.

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Debates featuring Verghese Kurien

Should the state run businesses?Leave it to markets vs Some sectors need the stateIs the only duty of business to make profit?Profit is the duty vs Business owes societyDoes progress come from competition or cooperation?Competition drives vs Cooperation builds

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