If your dream don’t scare you, they are not big enough
This is an era of big dreams. Everyone is dreaming big for the nation, for the farmers and for the economy. Our dairy industry is also playing a significant role in building the nation. Dairy contributes almost one third to the GVA to Agriculture . India has around 100 million farmers and almost two thirds…
Market led poverty alleviation-Mart’s Mantra for rural development
Mart , an organisation founded by Mr Pradeep Kashyap (also known as father of rural India), celebrated its 30th anniversary yesterday. Mr Kashyap emphasised on developing a market led eco system for the rural folks. He said that rural marketing should not act as a one way street to extract money out of the rural…
White Revolution of India—Myths and Reality
India is widely mentioned as the top milk producer in world and this achievement is frequently stated to have been achieved on the basis of its ‘white revolution’ which in turn is claimed to have been achieved on the basis of improved livelihoods of small dairy farmers. How real are these claims? This is not…
Is this what dairy industry was expecting from Budget 2023 ?
Everyone was eagerly waiting for the budget 2023-24 and finally it came. The last budget speech was of 38 pages and had no mention of terms like dairy or animal husbandry. This time our expectations were high as the budget speech was of 58 pages and had the word dairy mentioned 3 times and animal…
Hatsun Agro sees dip in Q3 profit as input costs rise
India’s Hatsun Agro Product Ltd HAPL.NS, which sells Arun ice cream and Arokya milk, reported a 2.9% fall in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt mainly by a surge in prices for animal feed and milk procurement. The Chennai-based company said net profit dropped to 464.4 million rupees ($5.71 million) in the quarter ended Dec. 31, from 478.4…
I am Laxmi a woman dairy farmer from India and I need money in my hand
A day in the life of Laxmi I am Laxmi, a dairy farmer from India (Laxmi takes care of 4 cows and 5 family members) . I wake up at 4 AM and prepare food for my cows Gayatri, Savitri, Jamuna and Saraswati. The cows are fed by me before I cook food for my…
Sodhi resignation — Milk industry jolted, writes RN Bhaskar
Last week delivered a shock to many in the milk industry. R.S. Sodhi, the senior-most executive of the largest milk cooperative in India accounting for a turnover of Rs. Rs 46,481 crore in 2021-22, stepped from the helm of affairs. He resigned from the post of managing director of the Gujarat cooperative Milk Marketing Federation…
How the regenerative economy can advance social and gender equality
Women, who are disproportionately represented among the world’s poor, are also overexposed to the impacts of climate change. Regenerative solutions which consider equity, climate and gender can accelerate climate action while advancing gender equality and social inclusion. Collaborating with social enterprises to scale innovative solutions enables organizations to make meaningful impact across multiple SDGs. COP27…
In 2023 Focus on weekly shifts than annual forecast
The new year 2023 has arrived. It did not take our permission to roll in. Same is true with our life. It just happens. Each moment , life is happening to us. Still we try to plan for it. We miss every moment in life while planning for some good moments in future. We are…
MoU Signed to Commercialise -Developed ‘Lumpi-ProVac’ Vaccine
Lumpy skin disease is a viral infection that primarily affects cattle. It is spread by blood-feeding insects such as flies and mosquitoes, as well as ticks. It causes fever, nodules on the skin, and death, particularly in animals that have never been exposed to the virus. Rupala lauded ICAR’s efforts in developing the indigenous Lumpi-ProVac vaccine against…