TN Govt hikes procurement price for high fat milk
In a significant move, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced that it has decided to increase the procurement price for the maximum fat content of milk which is sold by the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Limited (TNCMPFL) under the brand name of Aavin. “Testing of milk samples from some of the TNCMPFL…
NDDB plans to develop dairy value chain in Ladakh
National Dairy Development Board chairman Dr Meenesh Shah has said that the NDDB intends to develop a dairy value chain in Ladakh that would provide profitable returns to the producers from milk business. He was speaking at the inauguration of the newly refurbished dairy plant of Ladakh Dairy Cooperative Federation in Leh on Wednesday. Dr…
Best Schemes for Farmers in Different Agricultural Sector
The demand for agriculture in India remains high due to its crucial role in the country’s economy and the sustenance of its large population. With agriculture contributing significantly to food production, employment, and rural livelihoods, the demand for agricultural products, technology, and modernization continues to be a priority for India’s growth and development. Schemes help farmers in…
Dodla dairy stock jumps 7% in a weak market; here’s why
Shares of Dodla Dairy jumped 7 percent to Rs 726 per share on the BSE on October 4 after the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Orgafeed, started a new manufacturing cattle feed plant at Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh. The S&P BSE Sensex was down 364 points or 0.5 percent to 65,147 levels, as of 11:00 am. On a year-to-date (YTD)…
FIR against Prasad supplier over duplicate Amul ghee labels
The FIR comes in the wake of Food and Drug Control Administration finding that the prasad served by Mohini caterers at the Ambaji temple in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district had failed to meet the required quality standards Sabarkantha District Milk Producers Union Ltd, commonly referred to as Sabar Dairy, has filed a first information report (FIR)…
AniMeta AgriTech improves the dairy farming community
Listed among seven in-revenue start-ups in agriculture and allied livelihoods under Cisco and Social Alpha’s Krishi Mangal second edition cohort, AniMeta AgriTech was selected due to its unique appeal. Cisco’s Krishi Mangal is a scale-up accelerator program which supports agritech start-ups to design solutions for and support smallholder farmers and was launched in 2021. AniMeta…
Amul to buy Sri Lankan dairy farms?
Plans are afoot to sell Milco, Highland and 31 dairy farms owned by the National Livestock Development Board (NLDB) to India’s Amul Diary Company, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said. He said Cabinet approval has already been granted to sell Milco while another Cabinet Paper has been finalised to sell off ‘Highland’ to India’s Amul…
Aavin directed to submit action plan on recycling used milk sachets
The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed milk major Aavin, to file an action plan to handle empty milk sachets and recycle them, as per the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulation. During an inspection by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), following a direction by the NGT, it was found that…
Mega Telangana Vijaya Dairy Plant To Open On Oct. 5
The much anticipated mega dairy plant of Telangana Vijaya Dairy is set to be inaugurated on October 5. The announcement was made by the Minister for Animal Husbandry Talasani Srinivas Yadav, who instructed officials to expedite arrangements for the grand inauguration. The board meeting of Telangana Vijaya Dairy was convened at the Minster’s chambers in Dr B.R Ambedkar…
HAMUL building mega dairy, operations to begin in January
The Hassan Cooperative Milk Producers’ Society Union Ltd (HAMUL) is constructing a mega dairy similar to AMUL at Hassan Growth Centre, and will begin operations in January 2024. The second largest unit in the dairy sector, being set up at a cost of Rs 560 crore, has machinery with the latest technology imported from Germany and Italy. The…