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…
Vidya Dairy’s contribution in the making of dairy professionals
The Vidya Dairy model will foster the development of the dairy sector at the academic, research and commercial levels Milk production in India has jumped from 20.80 million tonnes in 1970 to 187.96 million tonnes in 2018, as per FAO sources (2020). This big increase can be attributed to the efforts and vision of the…
Britannia’s tech enabled Dairy Farmer Welfare Programs
Britannia Industries’ Dairy Farmer Welfare programme is enabling farmers in Maharashtra improve their economic status through increased cattle productivity and incomes. The Dairy Farmer Welfare programme was conceived with the objective of inculcating sustainable agricultural practices in line with the Government’s National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture to make agriculture more productive, remunerative and climate-resilient. The…
Dairy farmers in the dark about herbal remedies to treat cattle
Lack of awareness of herbal veterinary medicines (Ethno Veterinary Medicine) is forcing farmers to choose costly chemical formulations. For example, simple herbal formulations for Mastitis made from Aloe vera, Turmeric and Calcium oxide cost just Rs 40 whereas allopathic medicines cost more than Rs 400. There are more than 20 herbal formulations accepted and followed…
DMK govt decides to include Aavin ghee as Pongal gift hamper
Dairy farmers are elated at Chief Minister MK Stalin’s announcement to include Aavin ghee in the Pongal gift hamper to be distributed to ration card holders. Welcoming the development, secretary of Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Welfare Association (TNMPWA) M G Rajendran said, “The announcement has come as a saviour for Aavin as out of 25 unions, 20 are facing…
SBI-PONLAIT signs MOU to provide loan to dairy farmers in Puducherry
State Bank of India (Chennai circle) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Puducherry Cooperative Milk Producers Union (PONLAIT) to provide loan to individual dairy farmers here. The loan would be given under SAFAL (simple and fast agriculture loan) scheme of the bank. The amount of loan is up to a limit of…
Dairy.com To Help Indian Dairy Partners With IT Services and Intelligence
India is the largest producer of dairy in the world and the industry’s market’s value in the country reached INR 11,357 Bn in 2020 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.4% to reach INR 23,243 by 2026. Though many companies have tried to break into the market due to its sheer volume, very…
Ditch dairy to save male calves: PETA India urges people to go vegan
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has urged people across India to shun dairy products as a part of their new campaign to inform about the cruelty inflicted on male calves in the dairy industry. PETA has come up with a message, “Male calves are discarded like trash because they can’t…
The Unfinished Dream Behind Amul’s Foray into the Chocolate Industry
At the recently held 75th foundation year ceremony of the milk cooperative Amul, home and cooperation minister Amit Shah advised the leadership to not restrict the benefit of the movement to its 36 lakh farmer shareholders. He noted that successful cooperatives should create an online platform to globally market the produce of non-dairy farmers and specifically…
Paneer Takes Over US Dairy Market; India Warms Up to Pecorino, Feta
Despite growing popularity of green diets and plant-based cooking, dairy consumption is still high in the United States. Last year, diary sales increased to $61 billion, a $7 billion increase from the year earlier, a Bloomberg report said. A new star is also emerging in the dairy scene in the US – India’s beloved paneer….