Shankar Farms was previously being overseen by her father, but hadn’t been very profitable.
“But in addition to Gir cows, we also have Kankrej and Lal cows,” she says.
To pitch to a market that was under the notion that Gir cows are the only ones suitable for ghee was tough, but she decided honesty was the best strategy and it worked in their favour.
“We sell approximately 50 litres of ghee a month,” she says, adding that the brand clocked a turnover of Rs 15 lakh in the last financial year.