Amul ranked world’s no. 1 cooperative by ICA; India’s dairy model gets global recognition
Jayen Mehta, Managing Director, GCMMF
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The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, which owns the brand Amul, has been ranked the world’s number one cooperative based on GDP per capita performance. As per the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), the World Cooperative Monitor 2025, released at the ICA CM50 Conference in Doha, Qatar, was officially unveiled here on Tuesday.
The ranking reflects Amul’s consistent growth, innovation, and people-first approach in an increasingly competitive global market, the release added. The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), headquartered in Brussels, represents cooperatives worldwide and promotes their sustainable business model. Each year, the World Cooperative Monitor, developed in partnership with EURICSE (European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises), analyses the economic and social impact of the world’s largest cooperatives across sectors.
Farmer-led success story
Jayen Mehta, Managing Director, GCMMF, stated, Amul is a brand owned entirely by farmers. They manage everything—from milk collection and processing to marketing. Our impact goes far beyond economics; our model supports multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals, including poverty reduction, gender equality, and sustainable communities. Amul’s currency isn’t milk — it’s trust, the trust of millions of producers and billions of consumers. This recognition by the ICA is a proud moment for every member of the Amul family and reaffirms the enduring strength of India’s cooperative movement and the vision of our founders to create prosperity through collective enterprise.”
Cooperatives at centre stage
Today in Doha, world leaders adopted a political declaration at the Second UN Social Summit 2025, recognising how cooperatives drive poverty eradication, social inclusion, employment creation, and social transformation. The International Year of Cooperatives 2025 was also officially declared closed at Doha today, with a resolve to declare International Year of Cooperatives once every ten years, the release added.
Published on November 4, 2025
