Kerala Takes Steps to Decrease Prices of Cattle Feed
The cost of fodder in the cow business has skyrocketed in recent years. Taking this into account the Kerala government has initiated measures to make abundant quantities of cattle feed accessible to dairy farmers at affordable prices as part of its attempts to lower the dairy sector’s input costs. In conjunction with Milma and other…
International Panel Discussion on Linking Dairy Science to Society
An international panel discussion titled ‘Linking dairy science to society’ was organized on 24 November 2021 by Verghese Kurien Centre of Excellence (VKCoE) as part of the ongoing Birth Centenary celebrations of Dr. Verghese Kurien, dubbed ‘The Kurien Mahotsav’ at IRMA. Conducted in a hybrid mode, the basic objective of the session was to discuss contemporary issues related to dairying…
Bankruptcy proceedings to begin against Warana Dairy
A cancelled 2011 contract for supplying flavoured milk to 1,500 schools in Mumbai and frequent drought in Maharashtra has brought a 53-year-old co-operative dairy, Warana Dairy and Agro Industries Ltd, to the brink of bankruptcy, according to the company’s filings in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). Punjab National Bank (International) Ltd has taken Warana…
Amul, Parag, Prabhat and Sonai’s Cheese project approved under PLI
The food processing ministry on Monday said it has approved 60 applications of investment proposals by packaged food companies, including Amul, ITC, HUL, Britannia Industries, Parle Agro, Tata Consumer Products and Nestle India seeking benefits under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. In March this year, the Union Cabinet approved a PLI Scheme for the food processing…
The government advise NDDB to extend RTI Act to Mother Dairy
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has been advised to bring all its subsidiaries, including Mother Dairy, under the RTI Act, 2005, the government said on Friday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala said the NDDB has been advised “to extend the provisions…
Hyderabad to witness first-ever Vegan Market in India
The first-ever Vegan Market will be hosted in the city at Phoenix Area, Hi-Tech City in Madhapur on Sunday, December 5, 2021. It will be open from 10 am to 10 pm on Sunday. It is the first of its kind plant-based market to be organised jointly by Alt Mart & Enya. The vegan market…
Cooperative model best suited for development of India: Amit Shah
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday described the cooperative model as the best suited model to achieve an all-encompassing and inclusive development in a huge country like India with a population of 130 crore. Mr. Shah said the cooperative model had the capacity to bring prosperity for all and there was a…
Cornext: This startup solves the fodder crisis for dairy farmers
Founded in 2015 by three entrepreneurs—Madhav Kshatriya, Amarnath Sarangula and Feroz Ahmed—Cornext has taken an integrated approach to help dairy farmers. This agritech startup offers low-cost, innovative quality feeding solutions for the dairy farmers. Kshatriya, an MBA from Australia and a dairy farmer himself, has an in-depth understanding of the pain points of a dairy…
Dairy Farmers To Get “Kisan Credit Card”: Union Minister
Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on Friday said the ”kisan credit card” will be given to dairy farmers as well enabling them to get loans of up to ₹ 3 lakh at reduced interest rates. Speaking at the National Milk Day celebrations in Anand in Gujarat, the Union minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying also launched online…
Remembering Dr Verghese Kurien who would have turned 100 today
The Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union came into being on December 14, 1946, well before Verghese Kurien arrived in Anand. The credit for creating the cooperative – which was already collecting some 7,250 litres of milk daily from nearly 2,000 farmers in 27 villages when the 28-year-old mechanical engineer joined as manager on January…