From milk to manure to now ‘Gau-mutra’ : Banas Dairy procures cow urine for ₹5/litre from farmers
BusinessLine·2025-09-29 06:32
First it was milk. Then cow dung. Now, India’s largest dairy has found gold in yet another bovine byproduct — cow urine. In a bold move, Banas Dairy has launched a pilot project to purchaseGau Mutra (cow urine) from local farmers at ₹5 per litre, which could boost rural incomes and promote organic farming.The initiative focuses on farmers who rear the indigenous Kankrej breed — a hardy, humped cattle native to Gujarat. The collected urine is processed at a facility in Banaskantha, where it is turned into po ...