How Multistate cooperatives function and why govt plans to amend the law
On Sunday, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah announced that the Centre has decided to amend the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 to “plug the loopholes in the Act”. He was speaking at the convocation of the Vaikunth Metha National Institute of Cooperative Management, Pune. What is the Act, and what are…
Global Dairy Review 2020: Excerpts from FAO Dairy Market Review
Highlights International dairy prices are rebounding slowly but remain below their May lows Despite market disruptions, world milk output is rising, mostly in Asia, but also in Europe and North America International trade in butter, cheese, and whole milk powder could expand, but skim milk powder may contract. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the…
Dairy sector in India: Can climate change limit its growth?
Only in a matter of three rigorous decades, India transformed its destiny from being a country witnessing acute milk shortage to a country leading the world in milk production, standing at 100 million tonnes in an average year. Operation Flood (1970–1996) helped the rural milk cooperatives flood and nourish the urban dairy sector markets connecting…
From Poor Cooperative to Successful Corporative : Ministry of Coop
A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations. They do it through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. The essence of cooperation lies in bringing the diverse group together. Infuse inclusion by giving them voice and then create belongingness by offering…
What Does “Milk” Mean to Indian Consumers?
An article by Kritika Singh The Swedish oat-milk brand Oatly has been considered one of the pioneers of the Farm transition movement ever since the company first supported a dairy farmer’s switch to plant-based farming back in 2017. As a result, the farmer was able to increase his profits while also decreasing his greenhouse gas…
Dairy Sahakar a 5Kcr scheme launched for encouraging dairy cooperatives
With an aim to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘from cooperation to prosperity’, Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah and Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala have jointly launched ‘Dairy Sahakar,’ a scheme envisaging investment of Rs 5,000 crore having focus on encouraging cooperative dairy businesses in the country….
Dairy Sahakar a 5Kcr scheme launched for encouraging dairy cooperatives
With an aim to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘from cooperation to prosperity’, Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah and Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala have jointly launched ‘Dairy Sahakar,’ a scheme envisaging investment of Rs 5,000 crore having focus on encouraging cooperative dairy businesses in the country….
Why liquid nitrogen is critical to the Indian animal husbandry sector ?
In an age of extremely long as well as short shelf lives and preservation periods for products, goods and materials wherein logistics, storage, transportation and distribution have been key to a successful supply chain management, liquid nitrogen has come to occupy a significant presence. As a cryogenic liquid with a boiling point of -196°C, this…
Why liquid nitrogen is critical to the Indian animal husbandry sector ?
In an age of extremely long as well as short shelf lives and preservation periods for products, goods and materials wherein logistics, storage, transportation and distribution have been key to a successful supply chain management, liquid nitrogen has come to occupy a significant presence. As a cryogenic liquid with a boiling point of -196°C, this…
Animal husbandry needs a proper ecosystem with market linkages
Dairy and poultry need a proper ecosystem comprising reliable animal feed supplies and FPOs with market linkages The global animal feed market is undergoing marked changes that are likely to accelerate this decade. The pattern of global consumption is evolving towards higher share of animal products in diets. So, higher quantities of crops will be…