Doubling of farmers’ income remained a pipe dream in 2022
After the tumult of a year-long farmers’ agitation against the three reforms-oriented farm laws came an almost protest-free 2022 on the agriculture front. This was the year when farmers’ income was to have doubled, but this has not happened. The aim was to raise farmers’ household incomes from an average Rs 8,050/- per month in…
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Review 2022
Source : Posted On: 28 DEC 2022 3:40PM by PIB Delhi 1.Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP) Phase-IV has been initiated from 1st August 2022 covering 3.3 crores animals through artificial insemination in 604 districts with less than 50% Al coverage. 2. 27.86 lakh doses of sex sorted semen has been produced at Government semen stations assisted…
Climate change. Why India refused to sign the ‘Methane Pledge
Much to the chagrin of the developed world, India has been a tough, unrelenting negotiator at the climate negotiations. In the 2021 Conference of Parties at Glasgow (COP26), India dug its heels in and got the wording of the text on coal changed from “phase out” to “phase down”. This nuanced semantic shift may not…
November saw moderation in inflation but not in all the states
Retail inflation measured by the year-on-year change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) moderated sharply to 5.88 percent in November from 6.7 percent in October. This is the first print below 6 per cent, the upper threshold since January this year. The decline was due to moderation in food prices. Food prices eased on account of…
Rs 1,400-cr Dairy Plan to be rolled out soon: Meenesh Shah, NDDB
What have been the steps taken by the board to boost dairy development in recent years and how successful have these been? Currently, we are working in several states, including Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam and Maharashtra, to revive dairy cooperatives. In Jharkhand, we are running the state dairy federation and processing and procurement of milk in the…
Center plans to set up a National Cooperative Export society
The government is planning to set up a “National Cooperative Export Society” to help boost India’s exports, with a proposal on it having been circulated by the ministry of cooperation among central ministries and departments for consultation, said two people with knowledge of the development. This Society will be geared toward promoting exports and is…
Study costs involved in milk production and fix procurement price
Milk producers, distributors and retailers have called for adequate compensation for everyone involved in the production and supply of Aavin milk. This should be done after a detailed study of the expenses involved, said M.G. Rajendran, member of the Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association. Aavin had recently increased the procurement prices but this had…
Heat stress crimping summer milk output: Study
Increasing spells of summer heatwave in northwestern India, thought to be linked to climate change, are hurting milk productivity, or output per cattle, while raising costs of production for farmers. Increasing spells of summer heatwave in northwestern India, thought to be linked to climate change, are hurting milk productivity, or output per cattle, while raising…
India managed to get FTA with Australia by excluding sensitive Dairy sector
The Australian Parliament has approved the India-Australia interim free trade agreement, expected to increase bilateral trade to an estimated $45-50 billion in five years from the existing $31 billion, pavingthe way for its implementation. The pact, set to benefit labour-intensive Indian industries such as garments, leather, footwear, gems & jewellery, furniture and health, through elimination…
FSSAI proposes standards for mithais and namkeens
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is proposing to bring in standards and labelling norms for traditional Indian sweets ( mithais) and namkeens sector. Sources said that the food safety authority has had several rounds of deliberations with the industry on the same. It is in the process of seeking stakeholder views on the draft…