Food adulteration cases doubles in last 8 years: FSSAI
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has made a big disclosure in its annual report on food adulteration. It says that cases of adulteration in food have doubled in the last 8 years. In the year 2012-12 conducted by FSSAI, 15% food samples were adulterated, while in the year 2018-19 it has increased…
Amul will begin Milk procurement in Andhra Pradesh from Nov 20
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Amul will begin milk procurement in Andhra Pradesh from Nov 20
Milk procurement under an agreement between the Andhra Pradesh government and Amul will take off from November 20 in three districts — Prakasam, Chittoor and Kadapa. Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Seediri Appalaraju said Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will distribute cheques to the dairy farmers on November 25. “The state government signed a memorandum…
Indian startups digitally revolutionising dairying from Farm to table
A slew of startups are helping small dairy farmers access industry knowledge and markets, bringing variety to the dairy ecosystem Some startups are using daily doorstep delivery of dairy products as an entry point for larger FMCG push NEW DELHI: A slew of tech startups are working towards digitizing the dairy supply chain, improving milk…
Mooofarm raises €500K in pre-Seed round fund
India based agritech startup, Mooofarm has raised €500K in series pre-Seed round funding from Navus Ventures and Rockstart. Moofarm in its statement said, “The company plans to use the funding to strengthen their product-market fit and hire key technology talent to launch new services to farmers.” Speaking on the investment in Mooofarm, Mark Durno, Managing Partner, Rockstart…
Amul launches pouch milk and fresh dairy products in Sri Nagar
Amul on Wednesday launched new pouch and fresh milk products in Srinagar. As per the press statement, Nisar Ahmad Bhat, board of director of Jammu and Kashmir Milk Producers’ Cooperative Limited (JKMPCL) said that to provide benefit of Amul brand to the dairy farmers of Kashmir, as per the advice of incumbent government of Union Territory…
Aavin will sell 100 MT of milk based sweets this diwali
COVID-19 guidelines strictly followed while making sweets, says Minister Dairy Development Minister Rajenthra Balaji on Wednesday said Aavin had set a sales target of 1 lakh kg of sweets for Deepavali. Addressing the media after launching the sale at Aavin’s headquarters here, he said that last year, the milk producer had sold 80,000 kg of…
MILMA seeks Bharat Ratna for Dr Verghese Kurien
Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), one of India”s biggest dairy co-operatives popularly known as Milma, has demanded that Dr Verghese Kurien, the father of India”s White Revolution, be posthumously bestowed with the nation”s highest honour Bharat Ratna. Milma also planned year-long programmes across the state to celebrate the birth centenary of Kurien, starting from…
Mr Dilip Rath Unanimously elected to the Board of IDF
Shri Dilip Rath, Chairman, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has been unanimously elected to the Board of International Dairy Federation (IDF) on 2ndNovember 2020 during the General Assembly of IDF.Shri Rath said, “I see my election to the IDF Board as an opportunity to bring along valuable insights from the Indian dairy experience and foster complementarities…
Marico, Dabur and Amul launched more Ayurvedic products during Covid
Evolving consumer needs during COVID-19 has prompted a slew of companies to look at ayurvedic products. Also, with government guidelines advising people to consume turmeric and giloy to prevent infection, demand for ayurvedic products have increased. To capitalise on the demand for such products, fast-moving consumer goods companies (FMCG) such as Marico, Dabur and Amul have already…