Why camels’ number declining in India
A water canal project and better road connectivity in a State like Rajasthan seem to be the reasons for the decline in the number of camels in the country, if the reply in the Lok Sabha is any indication. In a reply in the Lok Sabha, Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers…
Breast milk sales picking up in India. Is it dairy or Ayurveda?
Imagine a 15 ml bottle, the size of an eye drop medicine, or those shampoo sachets commonly found in neighbourhood shops. Now imagine these bottles and sachets carrying breast milk for newborns without the need to put them in freezers. The childcare industry in India has new entrants. And this time, they claim they are not…
Dairy sector to create more jobs: Naveen Patnaik
Dairy sector in India is witnessing a big growth and it has the potential to create huge job opportunities in rural areas and provide additional income support to farmers, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the opening ceremony of the two-day Dairy Summit-2022 organised in Balangir district recently. The chief minister in his message highlighted that…
Mr.Milkman by EverAg reports 12% growth in its milk throughput in 2022
Mr.Milkman by EverAg, India’s leading SaaS platform empowering over 125 dairy players and milk brands with customer subscriptions and deliveries, has reported an increment of 12 per cent in its milk throughput in 2022 compared to 2021. Last year, from January to December, the company facilitated the sale of milk worth INR 117 crores through…
Nestle India may hike prices, to venture into small towns
Amid inflationary pressures across industries, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) major Nestle India could look at hiking prices in extreme cases where where it unable to absorb the rise in commodity prices. The company has shifted its focus on brands that will provide better value outcomes. Speaking to businessline Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and Managing Director of Nestle India,…
AP govt. following Naidu’s policy of 99-year lease in case of Amul
Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Minister Seediri Appalaraju said that former Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu had only changed the 33-year lease period to 99 years under industrial policy during his tenure, then why the ‘evil quartet’ was criticising the government over the 99-year lease period for Amul, the Minister questioned. The `Dusta Chatusthayam’ (evil quartet) would…
Govt dairy co-op sales have increased: Stalin
AIADMK’s interim general secretary and leader of the opposition Edappadi Palaniswami, in a series of tweets, wondered whether there is an attempt to deny people basic nutrition they were getting by consuming dairy products from Aavin. Chief minister M K Stalin said on Sunday that his government has revived Aavin, the state government cooperative which…
Give adequate compensation to LSD impacted farmers : Supriya Sule
Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule on Monday asked the government to come up with a centralised plan to revive the dairy economy which has been hit hard by the lumpy skin disease. The Baramati MP also sought comprehensive research to make vaccines for the disease so that its spread can be contained in the future….
Pune-based A2 dairy start-up Truly Desi curbs plastic waste
Pune generates an estimated 30,000 tonnes of plastic waste every day out of the use of milk and milk products of all the brands. In an effort to reduce this landfill and plastic waste, A2 dairy start-up Truly Desi has tied up with ProEarth, a social enterprise to enable its customers to send back their…
India ‘s exports of dairy products double to Rs 4,700 cr
India’s exports of dairy products have nearly doubled to Rs 4,700 crore this year compared to Rs 2,400 crore in 2021. This is a significant jump from Rs 1,200 crore in 2015. Data shows exports of skimmed milk powder drove the growth in outbound shipment. Sources said that India, the world’s largest producer of milk…