IIT-BHU Backs Startup to Transform Dairy Sector
Researchers and innovators at Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi (IIT-BHU) have launched a collaborative initiative with a tech startup aimed at modernising India’s dairy value chain through technology, automation and data-driven solutions. The project — backed by faculty, students and industry mentors — is designed to address persistent challenges in the sector such as…
Sumul Dairy Hikes Milk Procurement Prices
Keeping the upcoming Holi-Dhuleti festival in view, South Gujarat’s leading cooperative, Sumul Dairy, has announced an increase in milk procurement prices for both cow and buffalo milk. The decision is expected to benefit around 2.5 lakh cattle rearers in Surat and Tapi districts, boosting their annual income by over ₹50 crore. ₹20 hike for cow…
Teagasc Launches Dairy Road Map 2030 to Drive Sustainability & Resilience
Ireland’s leading agriculture and food authority Teagasc has unveiled its comprehensive “Dairy Road Map 2030”, a strategic blueprint designed to steer the dairy sector toward sustainable growth, climate resilience and enhanced farm profitability over the next decade. The initiative sets out measurable goals and coordinated interventions that align environmental stewardship with economic performance for Ireland’s…
GDT 399: Dairy Prices Surge on Demand Momentum & Tightening Supply
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Event 399 held on 3 March 2026 delivered a strong market signal, posting a 5.7 % rise in the GDT Price Index, with the overall average price reaching USD 4,301 per tonne amid robust buyer participation and firm bidding across key commodities. This marked the fifth consecutive auction increase,…
FSSAI CEO calls for nationwide crackdown on high-risk food
March 2 (ANI): Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO Rajit Punhani urged states and Union Territories to significantly strengthen on-ground enforcement mechanisms, with a sharp focus on high-risk food categories, during the 49th meeting of the Central Advisory Committee (CAC) held in Gangtok, Sikkim. Addressing Commissioners of Food Safety (CFS) and senior…
Ahmedabad Paneer Fails Lab Tests, Safety Risks Rise
In Ahmedabad, Gujarat, food safety authorities have raised alarm over significant lapses in dairy product quality after multiple paneer samples tested positive for adulteration and unsafe conditions, highlighting ongoing risks to public health from counterfeit and substandard dairy products. Recent lab tests conducted by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Food Department revealed that several paneer…
Australian Dairy Farmers Argue Plant-Based Drinks Shouldn’t Be Called “Milk”
Australian dairy farmers are calling for tighter labelling laws that would prevent plant-based beverages from using the term “milk”, leveraging a recent UK Supreme Court ruling against a major oat-drink brand as a precedent. Dairy industry leaders say non-dairy beverages such as almond, oat and soy drinks mislead consumers and erode the traditional dairy market…
NAFED-Backed FPO Shines at Dairy Connect 2026
At Dairy Connect 2026, a NAFED-backed Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) — Pariyur FED Farmers Producer Company Limited — took centre stage by exhibiting dairy input products, services and solutions aimed directly at empowering dairy producers and strengthening farm-level value chains across India. The FPO’s showcase included quality dairy inputs such as feed supplements, mineral mixtures…
Australian Dairy Robots Meet Cows’ First Day Resistance
On a southwest Victorian dairy farm transitioning to fully automated systems, farmers discovered a rudimentary truth of automation in agriculture: cows don’t immediately take to technology. As one farmer quipped, “the cows beat the shit out of the robots the first day,” highlighting the early challenges dairy producers can face when introducing automated milking systems…
Milk Producers in Coimbatore dissatisfied Over Rs1/L Incentive
Milk producers supplying to cooperative networks in and around Coimbatore have expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s recent decision to provide only an additional ₹1 per litre incentive for milk supplies, saying it fails to adequately address rising input costs and delayed payments critical to livelihoods in the dairy sector. The additional ₹1 per litre incentive…