
Indian Potash Limited’s diversified agri strategy now includes dairy milk, cattle feed, sugar and village warehousing to boost farmer incomes.
Indian Potash Limited (IPL), long a fertilizer sector pioneer since the 1950s, is rapidly transforming into a multi-sector agri services powerhouse, moving beyond crop nutrients into dairy, cattle feed, sugar and rural warehousing as part of a farmer-centric diversification strategy. This shift reflects a deliberate effort to build a comprehensive rural ecosystem that supports farmers from input supply to livestock income streams.
At the core of IPL’s expansion is a major warehousing initiative leveraging its logistics expertise and more than 300 inland godowns to tackle chronic supply chain gaps in semi-urban and rural markets. By building integrated storage hubs, the company aims to ensure timely access to fertilizers, seeds, and inputs, reducing delays and distribution costs that have traditionally constrained agricultural productivity in remote regions.
IPL’s dairy business now processes up to 700,000 litres of milk daily, sourced directly from village cooperatives and marketed under the “Dairy Fresh” brand. This rural market integration not only guarantees fresh, hygienic milk but also provides smallholder dairy farmers with reliable income outlets, linking livestock upkeep directly to IPL’s broader agri support framework.
Expanding into cattle feed builds on IPL’s core nutrition expertise, with high-quality feed production facilities in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. These feeds are designed to boost milk yields, improve calving rates and enhance livestock health, helping farmers raise productivity while lowering overall cost per litre of milk—an important driver for dairy economic performance.
Complementing feed and dairy, IPL’s move into sugar processing has revitalized five previously struggling mills in Uttar Pradesh, now crushing nearly 9,700 tonnes per day (TCD). The turnaround ensures timely cane payments and better value capture for sugarcane growers, strengthening rural economies and providing stable secondary revenue streams that complement crop and dairy incomes.
Source: First India – https://firstindia.co.in/articles/parvinder-singh-gahlaut-talks-about-ipls-diversification-into-dairy-cattle-feed-sugar-and-rural-warehousing
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