DAiry Cooperative renaissance opens doors to development
India which is producing 231 million tonnes of milk annually is the largest milk producer in the world, contributing approximately one-fourth of global production. Through cooperatives, millions of small and marginal farmers have been united, creating a network of over 1.7 lakh dairy cooperative societies in the country and establishing massive plants with a processing…
mooON by Stellapps as a key tool in methane mitigation at COP29.
mooON was highlighted as a key tool in the recently released United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) CCAC-TEAP report on Digital Extension Services for Livestock (DSL) and their role in methane mitigation, which was presented at COP29. For further details, please refer to pages 12, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24, 29, 32, and 36 of the…
Milk wars: Nandini all set to invade Delhi NCR
November 21 Delhi’s beloved Mother Dairy, which fights for shelf space with Amul and a few private brands, is set to face more competition. Nandini, the milk brand owned by Karnataka’s dairy cooperative, is invading the Capital with four variants of cow milk, curd and buttermilk which will be on sale from Friday onwards. And…
Record Milk Purchase by Milkfed Punjab: Cheema
Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday said Milkfed was among the top three milk-product agencies in the country and had set a record by purchasing 31 lakh litres of milk per day during the financial year 2023-2024. Speaking at the state-level function of the 71st All India Cooperation Week, Cheema also claimed that the…
Disease-free production system in India’s dairy industry
Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing policy will soon address the significant challenges faced by India’s dairy industry, the largest in the world, in maintaining disease-free production systems, Dr Rajesh Gokhale, Secretary for Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology said. He was speaking during the Bangalore Tech Summit (BTS) on Tuesday, where he highlighted how the…
Doodhvale Farms Raises $3M in Atomic Capital-Led Round
Doodhvale Farms, a leading innovator in India’s premium dairy sector, today announced the successful closure of a $3 million funding round. The round was led byAtomicCapital,withSingularityEarlyOpportunitiesFundjoiningasamajor co-investor. The round also saw participation from Bharat Founders Fund and Indigram Labs Foundation. Select angel investors participating in this round include Ramakant Sharma (Co-Founder, Livspace), Ankit Tandon (CBO,…
Natural farming a Rs10 lakh crore opportunity Amit Shah
Exhorting the farmers to take up natural farming, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said that organic products from natural farming can become instrumental in opening a global market worth Rs 10 lakh crore for India. Shah said this on Tuesday while inaugurating a cattle feed plant of Sabar Dairy in Sabarkantha district’s Himmatnagar….
Karnataka’s Nandini milk to enter into New Delhi from Nov 21
Karnataka’s home-grown dairy brand, Nandini, is all set to launch the sale of milk products in New Delhi on November 21, reported Money Control. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah will launch the brand in the national capital on Thursday, and this is the first time Nandini will enter into the Delhi market. Speaking to the publication, Karnataka Milk Federation…
Healthiness of milk tea depends on how it is prepared
Milk tea as you may know, is a popular beverage that combines tea leaves or tea powder with milk and often sugar or other sweeteners. While milk tea provides antioxidants from the tea and calcium from the milk, its healthiness largely depends on how it is prepared. Excessive sugar or heavy milk can make it…
Govt to record milk production of HF cows in 3 districts
Punjab Government is all set to initiate a project to identify and establish the milk production potential of the Holstein Friesian (HF) cows for boosting the profitability of the dairy farming sector in the state. Sharing details about the project worth ₹5.31 crore, Punjab animal husbandry, dairy development and fisheries minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said that…