Amul, IFFCO bag top positions in global rankings of cooperatives

• Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (Amul) has been ranked as the number one co-operative in the world based on GDP per capita performance.

• Amul was followed by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) in second place.

• KRIBHCO (Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited) has been ranked at sixth position.

• The ranking has been done by International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) World Cooperative Monitor 2025. 

• The list was announced at the ICA CM50 Conference in Doha, Qatar.

• This was the 13th edition of the World Cooperative Monitor, produced by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) with the scientific and technical support of the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (EURICSE).

International Cooperative Alliance

• The International Cooperative Alliance unites, represents and serves cooperatives worldwide.

• Founded in 1895, it is one of the oldest non-governmental organisations and one of the largest ones measured by the number of people represented with one billion cooperative members on the planet.

• It is the apex body representing cooperatives, which are estimated to be around 3 million worldwide, providing a global voice and forum for knowledge, expertise and co-ordinated action for and about cooperatives.

• More than 306 organisations from 105 countries are members of the International Cooperative Alliance.

• The ICA’s members are international and national cooperative organisations from all sectors of the economy, namely agriculture, banking, consumer, fisheries, health, housing, insurance, and industry & services.

• To implement its activities, the ICA is organised with a Global Office based in Brussels, four Regional Offices (Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe), eight Global Sectoral Organisations (agriculture, banking, retail, fisheries, health, housing, insurance, and industry & services), and five Committees and Networks (gender, research, law, youth, and development).

• India was one of the co-founders of this 130-year-old association.

(The author is a trainer for Civil Services aspirants.)