India to produce 30% of world’s milk by 2030 Meenesh Shah
The Chairman and Managing Director of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Meenesh Shah, said that India’s milk production will increase to 30 per cent of the total production in the world by 2030 and that the country will be producing one third of the milk in the world. While speaking to the media on…
NDDB to provide consultancy to set up 225 crore plant in Himachal
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said here today that the State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to provide consultancy services for the establishment of a state-of-the-art automated milk processing plant in Dhagwar, Kangra. He said that the Dhagwar plant, with an initial capacity of…
MilkStation Is Innovating To Make Rajasthan A Dairy Hub
The Origin Story Rajasthan was India’s second-best milk producer in FY23 (Uttar Pradesh topped the list). However, the state lagged in dairy processing due to a weak supply chain, adulteration issues and a lack of product innovation. Aware of this market gap and how it hurts consumers and the state’s economy, Nirmal Choudhary, an engineer…
Telangana food lab confirms unsafe Cadbury chocolates
Telangana State Food Laboratory has confirmed that Cadbury Chocolate (Roasted Almond) purchased at Ratnadeep Retail in Hyderabad was found to be unsafe for consumption due to the presence of white worms and webs inside. The incident came to light when activist Robin Zaccheus, based in Hyderabad, discovered worms in chocolates bought at Ratnadeep Metro Supermarket…
Is it unfair for farmers to demand a guaranteed higher price?
Historic fall in farm households’ income in 2022-23 points to the agrarian crisis which calls for multipronged policy responses For the first time in Indian history, farm households’ monthly expenditure (MPCE) has fallen below non-farm (and average) rural households, a national daily has reported (MoSPI released only a three-page brief). The HCS/MPCE being the proxy…
DAIRY NEWS Milk cooperative to pay additional ₹10 for dairy farmers in Kerala
The Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union will pay an additional ₹10 per litre of milk to dairy societies in March, said a press release here. The additional payment will be in effect between March 1 and 31. The move will help dairy farmers under the more than 1,0000 milk societies in Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kottayam…
Initiative by Tata Motors’ CSR in dairying transforms lives in Gujarat
In a remarkable collaboration, Tata Motors, the Ahmedabad District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited and the Gujarat Dairy Development Board, have ignited a new ‘White Revolution’ in and around Sanand. The initiative has catalysed a socio-economic transformation for the beneficiaries, enriching their lives with improved access to education and healthcare facilities, and elevating their status…
DAIRY NEWSDAIRY POLICY Meandering the Milky Way for Health and Happiness
“I love milk so much! I make a point of drinking a glass of milk every day. So now anyone who did those milk ads with the milk moustaches, they’re my heroes,” Natalie Portman, the celebrity Hollywood actor and heartthrob of millions describes her passion for her most preferred food. After all, cultures across the…
Notice served on six milk societies’ boards in Salem
The Deputy Registrar (Dairy) on Saturday served notice on the boards of six primary milk producers’ cooperative societies that were not functioning properly as per the Cooperative Act. In Salem district, there are 810 primary milk producers’ cooperative societies with over 49,000 members. On an average, five lakh litres of milk are procured per day…
Akshayakalpa in deal with UK’s BII, Samunnati to finance farmers
Akshayakalpa Organic has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with British International Investment plc (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, and Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt Ltd to provide financing to up to 1,500 smallholder dairy farmers in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. The partnership will see BII extend guarantees for…