Amul, Parag, Prabhat and Sonai’s Cheese project approved under PLI
The food processing ministry on Monday said it has approved 60 applications of investment proposals by packaged food companies, including Amul, ITC, HUL, Britannia Industries, Parle Agro, Tata Consumer Products and Nestle India seeking benefits under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. In March this year, the Union Cabinet approved a PLI Scheme for the food processing…
Cooperative model best suited for development of India: Amit Shah
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday described the cooperative model as the best suited model to achieve an all-encompassing and inclusive development in a huge country like India with a population of 130 crore. Mr. Shah said the cooperative model had the capacity to bring prosperity for all and there was a…
Dairy Farmers To Get “Kisan Credit Card”: Union Minister
Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on Friday said the ”kisan credit card” will be given to dairy farmers as well enabling them to get loans of up to ₹ 3 lakh at reduced interest rates. Speaking at the National Milk Day celebrations in Anand in Gujarat, the Union minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying also launched online…
Remembering Dr Verghese Kurien who would have turned 100 today
The Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union came into being on December 14, 1946, well before Verghese Kurien arrived in Anand. The credit for creating the cooperative – which was already collecting some 7,250 litres of milk daily from nearly 2,000 farmers in 27 villages when the 28-year-old mechanical engineer joined as manager on January…
The Unfinished Dream Behind Amul’s Foray into the Chocolate Industry
At the recently held 75th foundation year ceremony of the milk cooperative Amul, home and cooperation minister Amit Shah advised the leadership to not restrict the benefit of the movement to its 36 lakh farmer shareholders. He noted that successful cooperatives should create an online platform to globally market the produce of non-dairy farmers and specifically…
India’s large dairies taking notice of Plant based alternatives to milk
Country’s Big Dairy Companies such as Amul, Mother Dairy , and other national and local milk co-operative brands that dominate India’s dairy sector has taken notice of the rising popularity, if not success, of soy, oat, and other alternatives to milk. As per The Economic Times report, India’s market for plant-based milk and meat replacements is quite tiny,…
Here’s how Iron Man Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel led India to milk revolution
India, the biggest milk producer country in the world, had made a small start towards the milk revolution 75 years ago when Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited (KDCMPUL) collected 250 litres of milk from two villages in modern-day Anand. Eventually, the KDCMPUL, which was lacking in scale, has become not just a business,…
Amul appears to be expanding in both milk and non milk products
In its 75th year, Amul literally appears to be in milk and honey land. Last month, India’s largest dairy company launched a new non-dairy product — Amul Honey. But this was no bee in the bonnet move. The Gujarat-based milk major, which clocked a turnover of over ₹53,000 crore in 2020-21; has been slowly foraying into the non-dairy…
Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy wants dairies to hike milk procurement price
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that dairy farmers are earning ₹5 to ₹15 more per litre after Amul Dairy has entered the market and wanted dairies across the State to increase the price of milk procured from farmers. During a review meeting on Jagananna Palavelluva scheme and the Fisheries Department, the Chief Minister said…
Agriculture minister Narendra Tomar launched Amul’ honey
From utterly butterly, the saga now moves to sweetly, honnily delicious. Perhaps! Because Amul Honey is here now. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday, September 28, launched Amul Honey – a product of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF) under active cooperation with National Bee Board (NBB). Addressing the virtual…