Aavin’s Milk farmers claim improper cooling reduces fat content
Milk farmers and cooperative society officials claim that there is a reduction of fat content in milk if it is not cooled properly. However, Aavin officials dismissed the accusation and said that fat content does not vary with temperature. Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Welfare Association (Madurai) secretary M Ukirapandi said, “The BMC (Bulk milk Cooler)…
Aavin has undergone a major transformation- Mano Thangraj
Aavin has undergone a major transformation over the past two years through a systematic approach, says Minister of Milk and Dairy Development, T Mano Thangaraj. “We have improved our product quality by enhancing work culture, organisational ethics, skill development, efficiency, and more,” he notes. Achieving growth in milk procurement from 26 to 36.5 lakh litres…
Madurai: Large cooperatives deduct commission, incentives, say dairy farmers
Stating that bigger units deduct commission and the incentive offered by Aavin is not reaching them, many small milk cooperative societies sought transfer of ownership of bulk milk coolers (BMC) from bigger milk cooperatives to the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (Aavin). According to official records, over 870 milk cooperative societies are registered under…
Aavin is steadily showing remarkable growth in T.N.: Dairy Development Minister
Aavin is performing well and has been showing remarkable growth across the State, said Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Minister Mano Thangaraj in Madurai on Saturday. After inspecting the Aavin unit in Madurai, he told mediapersons that Aavin alone has been giving milk at a uniform price to its large network of consumers without any increase,…
Aavin milk procurement to touch 40 lakh litres per day soon: Dairy min
State dairy development minister Mano Thangaraj said Aavin has increased its milk procurement to 36 lakh litres per day. Speaking to reporters in Coimbatore after a review meeting with Aavin officials on Sunday, he said the daily procurement would touch 40 lakh litres of milk procurement in a week or two. “Simultaneously, we are making efforts…
New laboratories will be established in four cooperative milk unions, says Mano Thangaraj
New laboratories will be established in four newly created district cooperative milk unions under the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) to ensure the supply of quality milk products from farmers, announced Milk and Dairy Development Minister Mano Thangaraj, at the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Saturday. The labs would be set up in Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai,…
Amul’s entry won’t impact Aavin-Mano Thangaraj
Amul’s entry into the city and northern Tamil Nadu will not impact Aavin’s sales, said Mano Thangaraj, TN dairy development minister. He said Aavin is open to market expansion just as Amul is entering new areas. At a press conference on Wednesday, Thangaraj said that while Amul is expanding its presence in the United States, Aavin has the potential to expand…
As heat subsides, Aavin daily milk procurement back to 32 lakh litres
Aavin’s dairy milk procurement, which dropped to less than 27 lakh litres a day in February, has rebounded to 31.6 lakh litres since the first week of June. During April and May, procurement fell sharply by 5 lakh litres a day due to the heat wave. Despite demands from dairy farmers for higher milk procurement…
Aavin needs autonomy to be competitive: NDDB chairman Meenesh Shah
Aavin should be given autonomy in fixing price and other functions to compete with other dairy giants like Amul and Nandhini, said Meenesh Shah, Chairman, National Dairy Development Board. In an interaction with TNIE, he said TN milk cooperative federation should be free from government intervention, as is the case with Amul. Tamil Nadu is…
Dairy farmers worried over rumour of Amul entering Tamil Nadu’s milk market
Farmers attached to Aavin’s primary cooperative societies are worried about a rumour that Gujarat-based Amul milk cooperative was planning to enter the Tamil Nadu milk market. M.G. Rajendran, general secretary, Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association said this information was disturbing if true. “Our founder Senguttuvel would always say that competition is good. But in…