Low milk production, per capita availability in Odisha red flagged
Odisha is lagging far behind the other states in dairy sector growth calling for an immediate intervention on the part of the state government to address the growing demand for milk and ensure the economic development of poor and marginal farmers of the state. Though Odisha is among the top 10 states with maximum number…
Aavin’s decision to withdraw milk with 4.5% fat content questioned
The Tamil Nadu Milk Dealers’ Employees’ Welfare Association on Saturday questioned the reason behind Aavin suddenly trying to withdraw milk with 4.5% fat content citing health reasons. Association president S.A. Ponnusamy said lakh of people drank unprocessed milk procured from cooperative societies and nobody knows how much fat the milk contained. He said the Tamil…
Police cannot probe food safety complaints, says high court
High court says in cases of misbranded or substandard food articles, criminal cases cannot be registered by police The Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that in cases of misbranded and substandard food articles, criminal cases can’t be registered by police. The high court bench of justice Jasjit Singh Bedi quashed a criminal case…
Denmark envoy calls for strengthening dairy partnership with India
Highlighting the green partnership between New Delhi and Copenhagen, Danish Ambassador to India Freddy Svane called on the two countries to explore new opportunities in the dairy industry. He also said that Denmark is setting up a Center of Excellence in Himachal Pradesh to explore more opportunities. Speaking to ANI, the Danish envoy said, “It’s…
After dairy success, Amul on path to secure green energy for India
After resonating with the dairy sector for years, Amul has decided to do a similar magic in India’s green energy revolution by trying to achieve what is not even thought about. After receiving the annual business line 2023 Iconic Changemaker award, managing director of Amul marketer Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) Jayen Mehta said Amul has…
Nandini Reduces Milk Procurement Price by Rs 2 per Litre
The Bangalore Milk Union Ltd (Bamul), the company behind the Nandini brand of milk in three districts, has made the decision to decrease the procurement price from dairy farmers by Rs 2 per litre. This change will have a significant impact on farmers who are already facing challenges due to a poor monsoon and a…
No spike seen in milk prices till middle of next year
Retail milk prices, which was increased a number of times last year, is unlikely to witness any spike in prices till middle of next year because of improvement in supplies since April and setting in of ‘flush’ season, a senior official with Mother Dairy, the major milk supplier in the Delhi-NCR region said “Since April,…
Damoh District Produces 319 Metric Tons Of Milk Every Year in MP
Madhya Pradesh has been witnessing the era of white revolution for many years now. White revolution means a continuous increase in the production of milk. The annual milk production was 5388 metric tons in 2004 in the state, and then it increased to 8149 metric tons in 2012. As of now, Madhya Pradesh stands at…
NDDB’s arm working to conserve, promote unique breeds of cows
Alamadhi Semen Station, a unit of the NDDB Dairy Services (NDS), has taken up the task of conserving and promoting unique breeds of milch animals that are considered the pride of South India. It produces frozen semen for high pedigree bulls, including Kangeyam from Tamil Nadu, Punganur and Ongole from Andhra Pradesh and Vechur from…
Vitamin B, D2 to be added to Aavin milk: T.N. Dairy Minister
Tamil Nadu Minister for Dairy Development Mano Thangaraj on Thursday, November 2, 2023, said milk major Aavin will primarily focus on supplying three milk variants to consumers – the purple packet with 3.5% fat, milk with 3% fat in blue packets and milk with 6% fat in orange packets. Speaking to mediapersons after holding a…