Do anybody know Verghese Kurien??
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Answer:
Dr. Verghese Kurien is the father of 'White Revolution'.
Explanation:
1. The cooperative dairy movement that was undertaken with the help of biotechnology to produce abundunt (in a large quantity) milk and dairy production, is called white revolution.
2. At Anand in the state of Gujarat, the cooperative movement was laid by Dr. Verghese Kurien.
3. He took this movement to the greatest heights.
4. AMUL (Anand Milk Union Limited) which was founded by him, has now become an international brand. (AMUL Milk, AMUL Ice cream, etc.)
5. The self - sufficiency in dairy business was achieved due to white revolution.
6. Many experiments done for quality control, newer dairy products and their preservation.
Explanation:
Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012), known as the 'Father of the White Revolution' in India, was a social entrepreneur whose "billion-litre idea", Operation Flood, the world's largest agricultural dairy development programme,made dairy farming India's largest self-sustaining industry and the largest rural employment provider, being a third of all rural income,with benefits of raising incomes and credit, riddance of debt dependence, nutrition, education, health, gender parity and empowerment, breakdown of caste barriers and grassroots democracy and leadership.It made India the world's largest milk producer from a milk-deficient nation, which doubled milk available per person and increased milk output four-fold, in 30 years.