Indian Railways to build boundary walls to prevent cattle being run over
Amid the recent cases of cattle being over run, the Indian Railways has set a target of building 1,000 km of boundary walls over the next six months in the worst-affected areas across its network, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. “We are working seriously on the issue of building boundary walls. We are…
Pune dairies to conduct tests to rule out oxytocin traces in milk
Following the Tuesday arrest of six dairy farmers in Pune and the adjoining areas for injecting buffaloes with oxytocin to increase their milk-producing capacity, milk federations such as Katraj and Sonai have decided to conduct the necessary tests to rule out any traces of oxytocin in the milk produced by them Following the Tuesday arrest…
Spiralling operational cost forces dairy farmers to give up ventures
Farmers who ventured into small-scale dairy farming to survive the pandemic-induced financial crisis are slowly withdrawing from the sector unable to generate a steady income owing to skyrocketing operational cost. Many of them complain that the revenue generated from the sale of milk and milk products is not satisfactory when compared with the actual operational…
KMF’s daily milk procurement dipped by 15.4 lakh litres since June
The Karnataka Milk Federation’s (KMF) move to increase consumer price of milk and curd comes at a time when milk producers in high milk-producing districts are in distress, while the federation is losing out milk to private dairies owing to low procurement cost. In fact, lumpy skin disease alone is estimated to have brought down…
Kick off. Grabbing an Amul drink, don’t miss Ronaldo on pack
This edition of the FIFA World Cup will see Indian dairy consumers reach out for a health drink that is sure to give them a different kind of kick. India’s top dairy brand Amul has tied up with the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) to display the players’ images on its products, allowing Indian soccer fans to strike…
India’s largest ice cream plant set up in Telangana by Hatsun Agro
Ice cream lovers across the country now have one big reason to head to Telangana. The State now has the country’s largest ice cream manufacturing unit, and that too, operated by one of the most popular names in India. The mega ice cream plant became a reality with the commissioning of a seven tonne per day…
Heat stress impacts milk production in Maharashtra’s dairy cattle
Milk producers in Maharashtra are reporting reduced milk output due to heat stress in dairy cattle. They are forced to use resource-intensive methods, which are expensive, to prevent heat stress in cattle and treat affected individuals. Installation of water systems, cooling systems in cattle sheds and planting trees, are some of the solutions recommended to…
Phyx44, India’s First Full-Stack Precision Fermentation Dairy Company
Phyx44 is well on its way to disrupting India’s dairy sector with its $1.2 million seed funding for its precision fermentation technology. The Bangalore-based Phyx44 says it’s using precision fermentation to create whey and casein proteins as well as fatty acids found in dairy, just without the lactose or the environmental footprint of conventional dairy….
Two-fold rise in dairy exports melts butter stocks at home
The native market is dealing with an acute scarcity of butter and ghee, after a virtually two-fold enhance in dairy product exports final fiscal 12 months and better consumption throughout Diwali drained the provision pipeline and stocks. According to statistics compiled by the Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Authority (Apeda), India exported 19,954 tonnes…
Front-of-pack labelling norms will affect MSMEs if enacted, says industry
Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: Trade association and sellers body, Indian Sellers Collective on Wednesday opposed a proposal by the government’s food licensing body, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) on Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling (FOPNL) regulation of putting star ratings on food items based on their nutrient composition, as per a…