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…
The motivation for food fraud through milk adulteration is economic
Milk and dairy product adulteration came into global concern after breakthrough of melamine contamination in Chinese infant milk products in 2008. However, history of milk adulteration is very old. Swill milk scandal has been reported in 1850 which killed 8000 infants in New York alone. Milk is considered to be the ‘ideal food’ because of…
The motivation for food fraud through milk adulteration is economic
Milk and dairy product adulteration came into global concern after breakthrough of melamine contamination in Chinese infant milk products in 2008. However, history of milk adulteration is very old. Swill milk scandal has been reported in 1850 which killed 8000 infants in New York alone. Milk is considered to be the ‘ideal food’ because of…
Are Analogues Invading the Image of Dairy Products? (VKCoE),IRMA
24092021_analogue_webinar dairynews7x7 A panel discussion on ‘Are Analogues Invading the Image of Dairy Products?’was organized by Verghese Kurien Centre of Excellence (VKCoE), IRMA in association with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), National Cooperative Dairy Federation India (NCDFI), National Academy of Dairy Science India (NADSI) and Indian Dairy Association (IDA) on 10 September…
Farmer’s future lies outside farms — in dairy, poultry, food retail
An average so-called agricultural household earned a total monthly income of Rs 10,218 during 2018-19 (July-June), of which net receipts from crop production (Rs 3,798) and farming of animals (Rs 1,582) together contributed hardly 53 per cent. The single-largest income source was actually wages/salary, at Rs 4,063. The average farmer, in other words, was more…
What is PMFME Scheme ? Micro market is sufficient for a micro enterprise
PMFME stands for Prime minister Formalisation of Micro Food processing enterprise Scheme. India has over 2.5 million micro food processing enterprises operating in the unorganised or informal sector. This informal sector has only 7% share in investment and 3% in outstanding credit. However this sector generates 74% of the total employment with one third as…
What is PMFME Scheme ? Micro market is sufficient for a micro enterprise
PMFME stands for Prime minister Formalisation of Micro Food processing enterprise Scheme. India has over 2.5 million micro food processing enterprises operating in the unorganised or informal sector. This informal sector has only 7% share in investment and 3% in outstanding credit. However this sector generates 74% of the total employment with one third as…
Centre may avoid sensitive sector like Dairy in FTA with UK and Australia
The government is stepping up its efforts to speed up free trade agreements (FTAs) with ministerial level consultations with Australia and the UK lined up this month. Also read : Inclusion of cheese in India-EU FTA is not healthy for Indian dairy farmers Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will be in the UK for talks…
Centre may avoid sensitive sector like Dairy in FTA with UK and Australia
The government is stepping up its efforts to speed up free trade agreements (FTAs) with ministerial level consultations with Australia and the UK lined up this month. Also read : Inclusion of cheese in India-EU FTA is not healthy for Indian dairy farmers Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will be in the UK for talks…
Agri transport and marketing plan extended to dairy, aid hiked
The government on Friday extended the Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme to dairy products and increasing the rates of assistance under the scheme. Under the TMA scheme, the government reimburses a certain portion of international freight charges to mitigate the disadvantage of high freight costs faced by Indian agriculture produce…