GCMMF Managing Director R S Sodhi has accepted the award in recognition of enhanced productivity and efficient milk supply chain.
Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) ,AMUL has announced that it has received Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo, Japan regional award in recognition of enhanced productivity and efficient milk supply chain. GCMMF Managing Director R S Sodhi has accepted the award on behalf of 3.6 million milk producers of Gujarat.
Sodhi is the first Indian to have received the prestigious award, in the last 20 years. GCMMF is the largest food product organisation of India and achieved a group sales turnover of Rs 53,000 crore (USD 7.3 billion) during the last financial year and aimed to achieved Rs 1, 00,000 crores (USD 14 billion) in the next five year.
The Tokyo-based Asian Productivity Organization (APO), is an inter-governmental body of which the Government of India is a founder member. The APO invites nominations from National Productivity Organizations (NPOs) of member countries and the regional awards are conferred every five years and each country can nominate only one candidate out of the all nominations.
