Meenesh Shah to hold charge as NDDB chief for 6 more months
The Centre has extended the tenure of Meenesh C Shah, an Executive Director of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), to hold charge as Chairman of the premier organisation for another six months until November 30. The post of a full-time Chairman of NDDB has been vacant since December 2020. “It is very unfortunate that the…
Demand for Aavin milk up as private dairies hike prices in Chennai
The demand for Aavin milk has gone up as private dairies increased the retail prices of milk packets last week. Compared to the first week of August, Aavin is selling 50,000 more litres of milk every day. This includes 20,000 litres sold in Chennai city alone, according to data submitted by Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation (TNCMPF) Limited,…
Lumpy skin disease has killed over 7,300 animals so far
Over 7,300 cattle have died so far due to ‘Lumpy skin disease’ in eight States, including one Union Territory, and vaccination drive has been stepped up to contain the infection, a senior government official said. Lumpy skin disease is a contagious viral disease, which affects cattle, transmitted by blood-feeding insects, causing fever, nodules on the…
Study shows Brucella problem for raw dairy products in Tunisia
High Brucella contamination rates have been found in ricotta, cheese, and raw milk samples in Tunisia, posing a serious risk to consumers. A study investigated the occurrence of Brucella in 200 raw milk, ricotta, and artisan fresh cheese samples, collected from four districts in Tunisia. Results are based on Brucella DNA detection and don′t differentiate between live or dead…
Sukhbir Badal demands Rs 50k per animal compensation for dairy farmers
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal demanded immediate release of compensation at the rate of Rs 50,000 per cattle head to dairy farmers whose milch animals had fallen prey to lumpy skin disease, even as he asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to take responsibility for controlling the spread of the disease instead of…
DAIRY NEWSWORLD DAIRY NEWS “Open Innovation” Competition Finalists Highlight Dairy as an Ingredient
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced eight finalists in the Real California Milk Excelerator, a partnership with innovation consultancy VentureFuel. The program is focused on identifying, curating, and accelerating dairy-based products – including traditional consumer food and beverage items, textiles and beyond. The competition will award up to $500,000 in prizes for startups that…
Soon, Aavin milk packets will carry commercial advertisements
Aavin milk packets will feature commercial ads to boost revenue of the dairy cooperative, The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation (TCMPF). “We are talking to various business houses, textile companies and even with the film fraternity to feature their ads on the milk packets,’ SM Nasar, Tamil Nadu Minister for Milk and Dairy Development,…
NDDB to manage Ladakh Milk Federation operations
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) will manage the operations of the local dairy federation Ladakh Milk Federation for five years in order to implement a structured dairy development programme in Ladakh region. NDDB has inked a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Union Territory of Ladakh and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) under…
Amul climbed 5 steps up to become 13th largest dairy in the world
Rabobank declared its global top 20 dairies report on the basis of their turnover in 2021. The combined turnover moved up by 9.3% in USD terms but has shown a 0.1% decline in Euro. The performance of these top 20 dairies remained stable in 2021. Most of these companies have seen drop in business in…
Health stamp must for imports of fish, dairy products
Imported consignments of milk, milk products, pork, fish and fish products will require health certificates issued by the competent authority of the exporting country. The certificates will be valid till 90 days from the date of issue. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has instructed its officials regarding the requirement of the health certificate…