Chittur- Thattamangalam district chairman Sumesh Achuthan has been elected as the director of Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO), one of the largest cooperative movements in the world.
Mr. Achuthan will represent Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry regions on IFFCO’s 21-member board.
With 36,000 cooperative societies, IFFCO is the largest cooperative fertilizer producer in the country. Fertilizers reach 5.5 million farmers in the country through cooperative bodies.
Before Mr. Achuthan, PP Thankachan and Jose Kuttyani were the only representatives from Kerala to serve on the IFFCO board.
Mr. Achuthan contested the IFFCO elections as representative of Thattamangalam Service Cooperative Bank from Palakkad district.
Published – 28 Dec 2025 20:02 IST
