Kutch’s Sarhad Dairy to set up 2 LLPD milk processing unit in Anjar
To be used to make Amul products such as butter milk, kheer, rabdi and curd In a major push for milk processing and value-addition in dairying in Kutch district, the Kutch District Cooperative Milk Marketing Union – Sarhad Dairy – will set up its own milk processing facility in Anjar. This is set to cut…
DAIRY NEWS Mondelez extends Bournvita into cookies, second brand extension in 2020
Food major Mondelez is extending its Bournvita brand into the cookie space, marking its second extension of the brand in five months. In August, the company had entered breakfast cereals via Bournvita, launching it in two markets, including Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The back-to-back launches point to a larger game plan that the company has…
Karimnagar dairy opens bulk unit in Mancherial, Telangana
Take up Animal Husbandry alongside agriculture, urges MLA Diwakar Rao The Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limited (KMPCL) on Wednesday opened its bulk milk cooling unit, of capacity up to 5000 litres, at Padthanapalli village of Hazipur in Mancherial. The bulk unit helps better returns for quality milk supplied by farmers, by eliminating souring of milk…
How Taapsee Pannu overcame her sensitivity to dairy products
Actor Taapsee Pannu has opened up about her journey towards holistic health, which has helped her overcome sensitivity to dairy products. The actor took to Instagram to share an image of herself at the gym along with her note. Her beau and Danish badminton player Mathias Boe dropped a heart emoji in the comments section….
Global dairy demand will improve in 2021 and 2022
Global dairy demand will be firm further over 2021 and 2022 as countries gradually get on top of Covid-19 and the global economy rebounds. This is the expectation according to senior agri-economist Nathan Penny of Westpac New Zealand. According to economist Penny, this trend has already started in China and East Asia where dairy demand…
9899 women dairy cooperatives will be formed under AP-Amul project
Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister S. Appala Raju on Saturday said as many as 9,899 milk cooperative societies would be formed with women as part of the Andhra Pradesh-Amul project aimed at increasing the milk production and marketing in the State. Accompanied by Rajamahendravaram MP M. Bharat, Mr. Appala Raju on Saturday inaugurated…
National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) Karnal tops the ICAR list
THE National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), a pioneering institute working in the field of dairy research and education since 1923, has again bagged the top position in the country in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s (ICAR) Agricultural Universities Ranking. It is the fourth time in a row that the NDRI has achieved this distinction….
High Court Seeks Google, Facebook Reply On Amul’s Plea
The Delhi High Court has sought the response of Google and Facebook on a plea moved by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) Limited, which sells milk and dairy products under the Amul trademark, seeking removal of certain videos alleging that those are cruel to cows. Issuing notice to the two social media platforms and the…
Govt discusses ways to improve livelihood of dairy farmers
Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday discussed ways to improve livelihood of dairy farmers through different innovative business models with the NDDB and dairy cooperatives. Besides National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), representatives of Gujarat Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) and Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers” Union were present in the meeting…
Farm produce exports exceed $10 b in April-Oct Livestock declines
Basmati continues to be the top grosser in Apeda’s product portfolio Fuelled by the rising demand for Indian rice, exports of farm produce monitored by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) crossed the $10 billion mark during the April-October period this year, registering almost a 20 per cent growth over same…