NAFED-Backed FPO Shines at Dairy Connect 2026
At Dairy Connect 2026, a NAFED-backed Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) — Pariyur FED Farmers Producer Company Limited — took centre stage by exhibiting dairy input products, services and solutions aimed directly at empowering dairy producers and strengthening farm-level value chains across India. The FPO’s showcase included quality dairy inputs such as feed supplements, mineral mixtures…
Milk Producers in Coimbatore dissatisfied Over Rs1/L Incentive
Milk producers supplying to cooperative networks in and around Coimbatore have expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s recent decision to provide only an additional ₹1 per litre incentive for milk supplies, saying it fails to adequately address rising input costs and delayed payments critical to livelihoods in the dairy sector. The additional ₹1 per litre incentive…
Strengthening Agriculture and Allied Sector and Market Access
Transforming India’s Livestock and Fisheries Sector Introduction India’s agricultural progress is increasingly supported by the expansion of allied sectors such as livestock, dairy, poultry, and fisheries. These sectors have become major contributors to agricultural Gross Value Added (GVA) and rural employment. Over the last decade, agriculture and allied sectors have witnessed a steady 3-5% CAGR, fuelled by extensive government efforts, private innovations, and sizeable…
Dairy sector contributes 85% of methane emission in HP
The livestock and dairy production sector in Himachal Pradesh accounts for more than 85 per cent of the state’s annual methane emissions, a new scientific assessment has warned, cautioning that the situation could worsen significantly if timely remedial measures are not adopted. The findings are part of a report titled “Scientific Assessment of Tackling Non-CO2 Emissions: Pathways…
Milk Demand May Outpace Productivity Without Reforms
Even though milk production in India is growing annually, the country’s consumption is rising, potentially creating supply pressures if productivity improvements do not keep up, Brahmani Nara, Executive Director of Heritage Foods, said at the businessline Agri & Commodity Summit 2026. India’s dairy sector is facing a demand vs productivity challenge that experts say could…
Sikkim Cooperative conducted Clean Milk production program
The Sikkim Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited successfully organized two consecutive one-day Awareness Programmes on Clean Milk Production (CMP) and Good Hygienic Practices (GHP) under the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) on 24th and 25th February 2026 for dairy farmers of Namthang–Rateypani and Barfung Constituencies. 24th February 2026 – Tangzi Bikmat GPK Hall, Namthang–Rateypani…
NDDB to Connect 8,000 Rajasthan Villages to Dairy Co-ops
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has announced an ambitious expansion of India’s dairy cooperative network, with plans to link about 8,000 villages in Rajasthan to organised dairy cooperatives over the next five years as part of a broader effort covering 75,000 villages nationwide. The initiative aims to deepen rural participation in the cooperative dairy…
Milma seeks govt nod for Rs 4 milk price hike
Kerala Co‑operative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) has formally requested the **Kerala government’s approval to raise retail milk prices by ₹4 per litre, a move backed by an expert committee recommendation amid rising producer and input costs. Milma traditionally consults the state before such revisions even though it has autonomy to set prices, aiming to share…
Assam Announces Rs 200 Cr Dairy Plant in Mariani
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced plans to establish a large dairy processing plant in Mariani with an estimated investment of ₹200 crore, aimed at strengthening rural economic self-reliance and boosting cooperative dairy networks in the region. The announcement came during a government event in Jorhat district, where Sarma highlighted the project’s potential…
Cargill Says U.S. Imports Impact Still Unclear
Cargill India’s Country President, Ravinder Balain, says it’s too early to predict how U.S. agricultural imports — including distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) — might affect India’s livestock feed markets pending final trade deal terms between the two countries. Balain emphasised that without clarity on volumes, tariffs, quotas and safeguards, any forecast of market…