Dairy farmers request AP Govt to supply high yielding dairy cattle
Dairy farmers from several districts urged the government to put in place quality checks in the procurement of milch cattle, alleging that buffaloes and cows that they had bought in recent years were of poor health. The farmers alleged that irregularities were taking place in the procurement of milch buffaloes and cows, and appealed for…
Paras dairy launches mooPay a digital direct payment for dairy farmers
VRS Foods’s Paras Dairy brand, in collaboration with tech startup and World Economic Forum’s technology pioneer Stellapps, has launched a first of its kind fully automated user friendly digital direct farmers payment application “mooPay”. “Paras for years has been trying to achieve a direct relationship with farmers. We have invested a lot of capital in…
PM Modi lauds contribution of dairy farming in the Farmer’s Income
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made some pertinent points on the much-needed farm reforms and did well by mentioning the contribution of dairy farming. In his Rajya Sabha address on Monday, he said: “The contribution of dairy farming is over 28 per cent in the agricultural market in India. Its trade is worth Rs 8-lakh crore….
Milk and dairy products prices increased in Bihar due to inflation
The prices of milk and dairy products have increased in Bihar Milk and dairy products prices have seen a big rise due to impact of inflation. The prices of milk and dairy products have increased in Bihar. The prices of milk and related products have been hiked by Bihar milk brand Sudha. Sudha has increased the…
Unproductive cattle abandoned in scores in Hyderabad and around
Dairy farmers in the city who are unable to take of unproductive cows are letting them loose on road. The hapless animals roam and often have to vie with ferocious street dogs to seek scraps and domestic garbage. “Around 40 injured cattles were rescued by our NGO last year and this year we have so…
India targets avg milk yield from 1861 to 3000 Kgs/yr : Atul Chaturvedi
India’s journey from a milk deficit country to one of surplus has been momentous. Initiated in 1970, Operation Flood was arguably the world’s most ambitious dairy development programme that transformed India into one of the largest milk producers. India’s milk production rate in the past few decades has, in many ways, been symbolic of the…
India targets avg milk yield from 1861 to 3000 Kgs/yr : Atul Chaturvedi
Dr. Verghese Kurien Centre of Excellence housed at the Institute of Rural Management Anand organised an expert talk on “Role of Milk and Dairy Products in Lifestyle diseases like diabetes”, by Dr.V. Mohan, a Padma Shri awardee, and Chairman and Chief Diabetologist of Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre and President of Madras Diabetes Research Foundation,…
Govt to take steps to make available KCC to more dairy farmers: Secretary
With banks hesitant to issue kisan credit cards (KCC) to livestock and dairy farmers, Animal Husbandry Secretary Atul Chaturvedi on Thursday said he has taken up the issue with his counterpart in the finance ministry to fix target for banks for issuing KCC to this category of farmers. For the financial year 2021-22, the government…
India targets avg milk yield from 1861 to 3000 Kgs/yr : Atul Chaturvedi
India’s journey from a milk deficit country to one of surplus has been momentous. Initiated in 1970, Operation Flood was arguably the world’s most ambitious dairy development programme that transformed India into one of the largest milk producers. India’s milk production rate in the past few decades has, in many ways, been symbolic of the…
Govt to take steps to make available KCC to more dairy farmers: Secretary
With banks hesitant to issue kisan credit cards (KCC) to livestock and dairy farmers, Animal Husbandry Secretary Atul Chaturvedi on Thursday said he has taken up the issue with his counterpart in the finance ministry to fix target for banks for issuing KCC to this category of farmers. For the financial year 2021-22, the government…