AP, Telangana Should Focus On Agri Value Chains
Agricultural development has to ensure that farmers make money. The profitability of many agricultural activities is uncertain due to many reasons beyond the control of the farmer. One of the remedies suggested is to move farmers to value chains which give farmers more profitable opportunities. Currently, India exports about 50B$ worth of agricultural produce but…
Maharashtra M3 to reduce more than 30% methane emission
Maharashtra Animal Husbandry Department launches Maharashtra Methane Mission (M3) to reduce more than 30% Methane emission from 20 million dairy animals by 2030 in collaboration with eVerse.AI The Maharashtra Animal Husbandry Department has embarked on an ambitious journey towards sustainable livestock management with the launch of the Maharashtra Methane Mission (M3). This groundbreaking initiative aims…
Parliamentary panel suggests giving subsidies to farmers to keep non-milching livestock
The Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Agriculture, headed by former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi, has recommended subsidies for farmers to keep non-milching animals to manage the problem of stray cattle. The panel asked the Centre to increase the allocation for insuring livestock. Appreciating the efforts of the Union Animal Husbandry…
YEAR END REVIEW 2024: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Livestock Sector Continues to Strengthen India’s Agricultural Economy; Grows at 12.99% CAGR since 2014 Launch of Sex Sorted Semen Technology and Indigenous IVF Media; Gau & Mahish Genomic Chips to Enhance Genetic Improvement of Cattle and Buffalo National Programme for Dairy Development Aims to Create 10,000 New Dairy Co-operative Societies; Procure 14.20 Lakh Litres of…
MULTI-STATE COOP SOCIETIES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
Ministry of Cooperation has set up three national level multi-state cooperative societies; one each for Exports, Organic produce and quality seeds. These Societies have been registered under MSCS Act, 2002. The cooperative societies of all levels, who are interested in activities specified for each of societies, are eligible to become a member. The details are…
Management diets, breeding and manure to cut dairy emissions
Balanced diet, effective breed and manure management and precision dairy farming technologies could improve dairy productivity in India and reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from the sector, according to a new report. The report, titled “India’s Dairy Future: Aligning Livelihoods, Growth, and Climate Solutions”, says the doubling of the female bovine population in India —…
OBJECTIVES OF NATIONAL PROG FOR DAIRY DEVELOPMENT (NPDD)
Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) is implementing “National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)”scheme across the country since Feb-2014. The scheme has been restructured/ realigned in July 2021 for implementation from 2021-22 to 2025-26with the following two components: (i) The Component ”A” of NPDD focuses on creating/strengthening of infrastructure for quality milk testing equipment…
Hindustan Zinc Building sustainable Dairy models
Narayani Dangi, a resilient dairy farmer from Bicchadi village, faced immense economic hardship after being widowed at a young age. Struggling to make ends meet, she once earned just ₹25-30 per liter of milk. Her life transformed when she began selling milk to the Ghatawali Mataji Farmer Producer Organization (GMFPO) under Hindustan Zinc’s Samadhan Initiative….
Milk production annual growth rate slips further to 3.78% in FY24
India’s annual growth rate in milk production has slowed down further to 3.78 per cent in 2023-24, though the country continues to remain the world’s largest producer at 239.3 million tonnes, latest government data showed. The growth rate in milk production was 6.62 per cent in financial year 2017-18 (FY18); 6.47 per cent in…
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…