Indian Express 25th JAn 2023Amul elections: Shamal Patel to continue as GCMMF chairman
India, which has emerged as the highest milk producer in the world, has seen a 51 per cent increase in milk production during the last eight years. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, said the milk production in the country increased from…
4 in 10 households have cut down or stopped buying milk
Four in ten Indian households are feeling the pinch of multiple increase in milk price in the last 12 months and have either cut down on quantity, shifted to lower priced alternatives or stopped buying milk, revealed the results of a survey conducted by LocalCircles. Most well-known dairy brands, whether cooperatives or start-ups, have raised the price of their…
Boosting Dairy Industry in J&K: Holistic Program to focus on AI
Jammu and Kashmir is home to a thriving bovine industry, with about 31.45 lakh bovines the region accounts for 1.04% of India’s total bovine population. Out of the total bovine population, 10.90 lakh cattle and buffaloes are considered breedable and have the potential to contribute towards region’s milk economy. As per ISS-2020-21, the annual milk…
94% acquittal rate under Haryana’s cow slaughter law in Nuh
Of the 69 cases decided by the Nuh district and sessions court under Haryana’s law against cow slaughter in the second half of 2022, only four have ended in conviction, an acquittal rate of 94%. Nuh, a district predominantly populated by Meo Muslims, has seen several cases of lynching and violence against local residents over allegations of cow…
No panchayat would lack milk dairy society in next 5 years
Union Home Affairs Minister and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that with the recently released Union Budget 2023-24, the Centre has made provisions and allocated adequete fund for the registration of over 2 lakh multi-dimensional Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS). He said that the PACS have been created to ensure that there remains…
Milk prices may continue to rise until Diwali says RS Sodhi
On the day Amul hiked milk prices, RS Sodhi, the former managing director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) which owns the Amul brand and president of the Indian Dairy Association, told CNBC-TV18 that he believes costs will continue to rise until Diwali this year. He said he expects milk production to start increasing again by winter….
Amul hikes milk prices by ₹3 per litre; Gujarat exempted
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets its dairy products under the brand name ‘Amul’, on February 3, 2023 increased the prices of milk by ₹3 per litre for all markets except Gujarat. Jayen Mehta, Managing Director of the Anand-headquartered federation, said the hike in milk prices is not applicable to Gujarat. Times…
Cornell, EDF aim to reduce methane output for India’s dairies
Cornell will assist the Environmental Defense Fund and the National Dairy Development Board of India – the world’s largest dairy producing country – in a project to help its smallholder farmers reduce methane output and produce milk efficiently. “Enteric methane production from the digestive systems of cows and buffaloes is a major source of global…
DAIRY NEWS Budget 2023 to give impetus to dairy processing, says ICRA
The incentives announced in the Union budget 2023-24 for the cooperative sector are expected to boost dairy processing industry in the country, said ratings agency ICRA. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech said: “Co-operatives that commence manufacturing activities till March 31, 2024 shall get the benefit of a lower tax rate of 15…
National Workshop on Water Management in Dairy Industry
Verghese Kurien Centre of Excellence organized a National Workshop on Water Management in Dairy Industry in IRMA on 28 January 2023. Prof. Umakant Dash, the Director of IRMA gave the welcome speech and felicitated the guests. He appreciated VKCoE’s efforts in organizing the MDPs on ‘Smart Dairy Farming’ and ‘Reducing Carbon footprint in Dairy Plants…