Nayanmoni Bharali of Hojai, Assam, began her animal husbandry business with just one cow six years ago and now sells 80-85 litres of milk daily, bringing in Rs 10 lakh per year.
She is one of 6,800 women dairy farmers in West Assam who have forged a successful partnership with the state’s largest milk cooperative, West Assam Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union Ltd (WAMUL).
Moreover, Bharali, a member of the well-known Purabi Dairy’s Udali Bamungaon Dughda Utpadak Samabay, claims that her venture has made her financially self-sufficient.
“I now have 12 cows. I earned knowledge and skill to improve milk production through different training programmes, which were organised by Purabi Dairy, and I am thankful to the cooperative for providing me with a market to sell the farm’s produce, which gives me an annual turnover of around Rs10 lakh. I feel proud today as an independent woman dairy farmer,” she said.
Meanwhile, another milk farmer Pranita Dutta, president of the Anantagiri Mahila DCS in Nalbari, claimed that WAMUL has improved her life and helped her and other entrepreneurs make a better living.
However, she has been able to take care of her family since joining the cooperative, and this has given her more confidence.
Dutta also emphasised the importance of educating all women so that they can lay a strong foundation for future financial independence.
Satyabrata Bose, managing director of West Assam Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union Ltd, said the organisation celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a focus on the ‘Power of W-Women of WAMUL’ to recognise and appreciate their contributions to the dairy sector.
They’ve come forward to ‘break the bias,’ the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day. They play an important role in all of WAMUL’s operations.
Women have made contributions in every segment of WAMUL’s operations, from animal husbandry business to various departments such as procurement, human resources, purchase, training and development, marketing, veterinary executive, and operations at a liquid milk processing plant, according to Bose.
He claims that 6,800 of the entity’s over 16,000 dairy farmers are women.
At least 18 of WAMUL’s 28 female employees hold leadership positions in various disciplines, according to Bose.
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