Milk producers in Krishnagiri demands raise in milkprice
Members of the Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Association (TNMPA) held a protest with milch cows, over rising production costs, in front of the Aavin office in Uthangarai on Monday. Similar protests were held across the state. Annamalai Lenin, district secretary, TNMPA said, “The cost of producing one litre of milk has increased from 36 to…
Medha Dairy farmers will get Rs 5/Liter milk subsidy in Jharkhand
Shilpi Neha Tirkey, the newly appointed minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Cooperation department, on Monday announced hike in ncentive to milk farmers by Rs two per litre of milk to boost production and increase in farmers’ income. She said, “Currently, state gives an incentive of Rs 3 per litre to milk producers affiliated to…
Amul managing director Jayen Mehta gets five-year extension
He is a member of the Standing Committee of Marketing for the International Dairy Federation (IDF). Jayen Mehta has been appointed as the Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (Amul) for a 5-year period till 2029-30 after the board meeting of GCMMF held at the end of November. GCMMF (Amul) is India’s…
Inter Dairy 2024 inaugurated at Mumbai on Dec 5th
The three-day international exhibition Inter Dairy, focused on dairy sector in India, unveiled its maiden essay at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, on Thursday. The event, a complete value chain for the dairy industry, was inaugurated by lighting of lamp followed by welcome address by Dr J B Prajapati, chairman, IDA. While Dr R S Sodhi,…
Shifting Consumer Preferences and Buying Habits
With some consumer companies reporting poor September quarter numbers, stock market investors are being fed many interesting theories about the state of the Indian economy and consumers. Are rising rents prompting folks to skimp on their daily bread and cookies? Are sluggish Maggi and Kitkat sales a sign of a middle-class squeeze? Should patchy sales…
Mother Dairy posts net profit of ₹106 crore in FY24
Mother Dairy and Vegetables Pvt Ltd was back in the black in FY23-24. The packaged dairy and food company posted a net profit of ₹106.27 crore in FY 24, as per its RoC filing sourced from business intelligence platform Tofler. In FY23, the wholly-owned subisidary of NDDB, had posted a net loss of ₹133.32 crore….
Mother Dairy to market NCOL’s organic products in Delhi
Mother Dairy has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NCOL to distribute the ‘Bharat Organics brand across multiple channels and geographies. New Delhi: Mother Dairy on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with the National Cooperative Organics Ltd (NCOL) to exclusively distribute the latter’s organic products under the ‘Bharat Organics’ brand in Delhi-NCR….
OBJECTIVES OF NATIONAL PROG FOR DAIRY DEVELOPMENT (NPDD)
Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) is implementing “National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)”scheme across the country since Feb-2014. The scheme has been restructured/ realigned in July 2021 for implementation from 2021-22 to 2025-26with the following two components: (i) The Component ”A” of NPDD focuses on creating/strengthening of infrastructure for quality milk testing equipment…
Link farmers with cooperatives to raise milk production-Yogi
To boost cooperative dairy in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued directions to enhance the operations of the Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation. Reviewing plans to expand its reach and increase its membership on Monday, the CM said there should be healthy competition among milk cooperative societies and dairy unions. The CM said that employees…
Himachal’s Dairy Revolution: ₹5.96 Crore profit
The Himachal Pradesh Milk Federation has ushered in a new era for the state’s dairy industry, earning a commendable profit of ₹5.96 crore in the financial year 2023-24. Operating across 11 districts, the Federation has adopted the successful Anand model of Gujarat to enhance milk collection, creating opportunities for farmers and strengthening the dairy ecosystem….