Founder of Sabar Dairy

Late Shri Bhurabhai Kodidas Patel, a farmer from Prantij taluka of Sabarkantha district was a great visionary. He had a dream of forming a milk cooperative society with other farmers, who were the victims of exploitation by the private milk suppliers and milk contractors in that time. He then with the guidance and advice of Dr Varghese Kurien formed a milk cooperative society and started collecting and supplying the milk to the municipal dairy at Ahmedabad. The first such 20 societies were formed in different villages of Prantij taluka. It was a turning point for the milk producers and gradually formation of milk producer co-operative

The founder chairman of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)

Father of the white revolution in India Dr. Verghese Kurien, who is also the founder chairman of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) helped and guided our founder chairman Late Shri Bhurabhai Kodidas Patel to form milk cooperative societies with other farmers, who were the victims of exploitation by the private milk suppliers and milk contractors.He empowered rural people of Sabarkantha district to be self-sufficient through co-operative milk societies created on the foundation of democracy and he successfully shown the path of a decent livelihood to the rural people.