PM vows support in making Amul world’s biggest dairy

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to farmers and other stakeholders associated with the cooperative sector to make GCMMF, which owns the ‘Amul’ brand, the world’s number one dairy company from its current eighth position.

He was addressing nearly one lakh people, mostly cattle rearers and farmers, gathered at the Narendra Modi stadium in Motera area of Ahmedabad for the golden jubilee celebration of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF).

Giving an overview of India’s booming dairy sector, Modi said it is growing at a rate of 6 per cent per annum, while the global dairy sector is growing at 2 per cent.