Company Profile
Introduction
Hassan co-operative milk producers’ society union ltd was established with an aim to support small and marginal farmers and agricultural labors through dairy development. Farmers were not sure of receiving a remurative price for their agricultural products so more and more farmers taken up diary as their main occupation rather then subsidiary occupation for their livelihood. The milk union is committed to accept all the milk offered by the milk producers in the milk shed area and hence there is a considerable increase in milk procurement during recent years. Hassan milk union believes that it is a social responsibility on part of the union to pay remunerative price to the farmers.
Kodagu district is well known for commercial crops like coffee, orange, cardamom etc. So in its area the Karnataka’s first commissioned dairy plant, Kudige dairy established in the year 1955.
The Hassan Co-operative Milk Producer Society Union Ltd. (HCMPSUL) has came into existence in the year 1975. Now it is situated in the industrial estate beside the national highway (NH75), with the object to develop dairy development activities in the rural area.
In June 1974 an integrated project was launched in Karnataka to restructure and recognize the dairy Industry on the co-operative principles and to lay foundation for new direction in dairy development. World Bank aided dairy development project was initiated in 1975. Initially it covered 4 districts of Karnataka such as Mysore, Hassan, Tumkur, and Bangalore.
Hassan Co-operative milk producer’s society union ltd. was set up to implement the project by Karnataka dairy development co-operation (KDDC) in 1975. It has registered on 30th March 1977 after formation of milk societies. The operational jurisdiction of union extended to 3 districts namely Hassan, Chikmagalore and Kodagu.
ISO 22000:2005 Quality management systems has been implemented.
Aims and Objectives
Hassan co-operatives milk producers societies union is completely an autonomous body consisting of representatives from milk producers as policy makers. The area of operation is districts of Hassan, kodagu and Chickmagalore. The milk union also aims at sustainable development of rural areas through proper planning, training, strict implementation and follow up of progress of various schemes offered by both state and central government.
Formation of dairy co-operative societies under the principle of co-¬operation to encourage small, marginal farmers and agricultural labours to take up dairy activities.
To provide continuous and remunerative market for the surplus milk in the rural areas. To supply quality milk to customers in the urban areas at a competitive price
To provide necessary technical inputs to farmers to produce good quality milk and to facilitate increase in milk yield.
To provide self employment to rural folk and to make them economically self sustainable by which the migration of rural folk to urban areas is minimized.
Mission & Vision
Mission
Hassan milk union aims to render the best services at nominal cost to its members and to increase milk production and produce good quality milk by paying remunerative price throughout the year, thereby improving their economic and social condition while ensuring high quality milk and milk products to the delighted level of the consumer.
Mission
The union thrives hard to adopt the mode and eco friendly technologies to produce milk and milk products of international standards to make our presence prominent the global market
History of HAMUL
Hassan Milk Union Limited (HAMUL) is a District Level Milk Co-operative society established under KMF on 30th March 1977. At the beginning it was started in a small shed beside Seetharamanjinaya Temple near Park Road. Presently it is widely spread in a 27-acre plot in the Industrial Area B.M. Road, this being the procuring & processing unit. It is having Chilling centers in Holenarsipur, Hassan District. Kudige in Coorg District and Birur in Chikkamagalore, Near Geejihalli at Arasikere Taluk and Shettyhalli near Channarayapatna. These chilling centers have been kept aside for the easy storage of milk for the distribution in 3 districts Hassan. Chikkamagalore & Coorg. Milk is been collected daily in two shifts a day from all societies in the Hassan District & Processed & dispatched to 3 districts and also to other dairies in the state and outside.