18-10-2017, 11:14 AM
The Karnataka Federation Milk (KMF) sells products like pedha, paneer, curd and milk in the name of Nandini. It is a federation of milk producers working on cooperative principles. Almost all districts in the state of Karnataka have milk producing cooperatives. Milk is obtained from the farmers who are its members, processed and sold in the market by the brand of Nandini. It is the second largest milk cooperative in India after AMUL.
The first of the dairy cooperatives that make up KMF began in 1955 in Kudige, Kodagu district. KMF was founded in 1974 as Karnataka Dairy Development Corporation (KDDC) to implement a daily development project led by the World Bank. In 1984, the organization was renamed KMF. KMF has 14 Milk Unions throughout the state of Karnataka that procure milk from Dairy Primary Cooperative Societies (DCS) and distribute milk to consumers in various urban and rural markets in the state of Karnataka.