Milma

Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), known by its trade nameMilma, is a state government cooperative society established in 1980 headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram. It is an Indiastate government cooperative owned by the Department of Dairy Development, Government of Kerala. KCMMF is a Federation of three Regional Milk Unions: the ERCMPU, TRCMPU and MRCMPU. It follows a cooperative structure and is one of the most profitable cooperatives in Kerala. In 1983, it took over the production and milk marketing facilities under the Kerala Livestock and Milk Marketing Board. The board was later renamed as Kerala Livestock Development Board. According to the 2017–18 annual report, the income of this co-operative federation is ₹3,003 crore. HistoryIn the early 1980s, Kerala was seen as an unfriendly dairy state and had to depend primarily on the neighbouring states for its milk supply. However, today, Kerala is almost self-sufficient in milk production. Established in 1980 as the implementing agency for Operation Flood II in the State of Kerala. The Organisation has a three-tier structure with the primary milk Cooperative societies at the village level, Regional Milk Pr