India, Feb. 17 -- India's dairy success is built on a cooperative model involving millions of small producers, not large industrial farms.

The Amul-style system ensures transparency, fair pricing and income directly to rural households, especially women.

Unlike Western industrial dairy systems, India relies on low external inputs and traditional livestock practices.

As global trade tensions rise, agriculture and dairy remain sensitive issues in India's negotiations with the EU and US.

Strengthening domestic consumption and local production could bolster economic resilience and rural incomes.

Some images stay with you. One of mine dates back several decades, to a village in Rajasthan. I remember waking up very early, while mist still ...